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
Periklis	-	Greek
Jagadisha	-	Hinduism
Roque	RO-ke (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Brooklynn	BRUWK-lin	English (Modern)
Akane	ah-kah-ne	Japanese
Ersilia	er-ZEEL-yah	Italian