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:
- back out (of something)
- back-to-back
- back in circulation
- back of beyond
- break the back of (something)
- back to the drawing board
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- back to basics
- back down
- put one's back into (something)
- cover one's tracks
- back to the salt mines
- back and forth
- cover for (someone)
- behind one's back