cover a lot of ground



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.
See also: cover, ground, lot, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Drousilla-Biblical Greek
ShannahSHAN-əEnglish (Rare)
HelmfriedHELM-freetGerman
Candace['kændə.si]
Leuthar-Ancient Germanic
Eutychios-Ancient Greek