1
general::
Phrase(s): cover a lot of ground
1. Lit. to travel over a great distance; to investigate a wide expanse of land. • The prospectors covered a lot of ground, looking for gold. • My car can cover a lot of ground in one day. 2. Fig. to deal with much information and many facts. • The history lecture covered a lot of ground today.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs