cover all bases

To be well-prepared for every possible outcome. We need to cover all bases here—check every office and make sure it's been evacuated. I know I don't have the best grades, so I covered all bases by applying to 15 colleges.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Constans	-	Late Roman
Jianhong	-	Chinese
Ayler	['eilə]
Nevukhadnetztzar	-	Biblical Hebrew
AlÍCia	-	Catalan, Portuguese
Malone	[mə'ləun]