Cover your ass

and CYA

sent. & comp. abb. Do what is necessary to protect yourself from discovery or criticism. (Usually objectionable.) CYA when the shit hits the fan.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jarmo	YAHR-mo	Finnish
Shem	SHEM (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
EiŽEns	-	Latvian
Avishai	-	Hebrew
Friedman	['fri:dmən]
Finnur	-	Icelandic