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cover a lot of ground

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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.

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