cover one's tracks en · VERB
Meanings
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(figuratively) To conceal how one has arrived at a certain result or position.
C.I.E. Class "D14" 4-4-0 No. 89 covers its tracks with a magnificent smokescreen as it pulls out of Dun Laoghaire with the 9.0 a.m. boat train for Dublin. [in this case, railway tracks]
1959 September, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 401, photo caption:
- (figuratively) To conceal, hide or destroy evidence of one's actions or identity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| covers one's tracks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| covered one's tracks | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| covered one's tracks | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| covering one's tracks | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru замета́ть следы́ (Translations) · da slette sine spor (Translations) · fi peittää jälkensä (Translations)