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
Ratomir-Serbian
&Thorn;ÓRfastr-Ancient Scandinavian
HendersonHEN-dər-sənEnglish
Herodias-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Ridha-Arabic
Kashi-Indian, Hindi