English Dictionary

cover someone's ass

動詞

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(Canada, US, idiomatic) To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.

日本語の意味

誰かが非難や罰を受けないように、前もって対策や準備を行うこと。 / （特に自分や他人の不始末に備え）責任を回避するための対策を取ること。

Before the audit, she created extra files to cover someone's ass in case any discrepancies were found.

監査の前に、彼女は何か不一致が見つかった場合に誰かが責任を問われないように追加の書類を作成した。

意味（1）

(Canada, US, idiomatic) To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.

Killian kept the files because he was trying to cover his ass, Via said. He was always worried something would come back on him.

covers someone's ass （ present singular third-person ）

covering someone's ass （ participle present ）

covered someone's ass （ participle past ）

covered someone's ass （ past ）