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
Fulbert-French, Ancient Germanic
HeikoHIE-ko (Low German, Dutch)Low German, Frisian, Dutch
ArtAHRTEnglish
Glenn[glen]
FlÁVio-Portuguese
Iokaste-Greek Mythology