cover one's tracks



cover one's tracks

Conceal one's whereabouts, activities, intentions, or the evidence of one's involvement. For example, No one knows much about where he's been-he's very good at covering his tracks. This term transfers hiding one's footprints to more general activities. [1870s] Also see cover up, def. 2.
See also: cover, track

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FÉLicie-French
Hartley['ha:tli]
FreddyFRED-eeEnglish
BlankaBLAHN-kah (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian), BLAWN-kaw (Hungarian)Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian
Magdalenemahk-dah-LE-nə (German), MAG-də-lən (English), MAG-də-leen (English)German, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Hannas-Biblical Greek