cover one's back
оградить себя от грядущих неприятностей
Unfortunately Mr. Quirk was not able to cover his back when dealing with the racketeers.
Другие идиомы:
- off one's back
- back down
- back in circulation
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- cover a lot of ground
- back of beyond
- behind one's back
- turn one's back on (someone or something)
- back to basics
- back down (from someone or something)
- back to square one
- cover ground
- back to the salt mines
- cover for (someone)
- back on one's feet