cover all bases



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.
See also: all, bases, cover

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KingaKEEN-gah (Polish), KEEN-gaw (Hungarian)Polish, Hungarian
FlaviaFLAH-vyah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Silouanos-Biblical Greek
Yafa-Hebrew
Titos-Biblical Greek
Ska&Eth;I-Norse Mythology