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Phrase(s): cover someone or something against something
1. to cover someone or something as protection against something. • You should cover your ears against the cold. • I covered little Jimmy against the night’s drafts. • I covered myself against the driving rain. 2. Rur. [for an insurer] to provide insurance on someone or something against some peril. • The insurance policy covered us against losses. • This policy covers your car against theft.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs