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cover the field
Idioms and Phrases
Also, cover the territory or waterfront . Be comprehensive. For example, The review course will cover the field very well , or Bob's new assignment really covers the territory , or The superintendent's speech covered the waterfront on the drug problem . These expressions all employ the verb cover in the sense of “extend over†or “include,†a usage dating from the late 1700s, with the nouns ( field, ground, territory, waterfront ) each meaning “whole area.â€Example Sentences
Colson has been gradually integrating into the defense, but he’s already making an impact, disrupting a screen pass and demonstrating his ability to cover the field.
“I changed it a bit to cover the field better. From that moment on we had the right game. Either I did badly at first or well afterwards.â€
Chief Ralph Terrazas told me that with some juggling here and some maneuvering there, he can cover the field while the department fills the vacancies.
Baseball fans tuning into Wednesday night’s game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were stunned to see MLB umpire Tim Timmons eject the grounds crew attempting to cover the field from the imminent storm but the official says he never actually threw them off the field.
The skies opened again at 9:02 p.m., forcing the grounds crew to sprint toward the tarp and cover the field before the top of the sixth.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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