🗓️ Idiom: Cover All Bases (v)
💬 Meaning
- To prepare for all possible situations or problems.
- To make sure nothing is missed in a plan or action.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The risk team worked hard to cover all bases before launching the new product.
- We need to cover all bases to avoid any legal issues.
- They covered all bases in the project plan to keep everything under control.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the sport of baseball. A team must have players ready to protect all four bases to avoid losing. In business, it means being fully prepared for any situation, like covering all positions on the field.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The manager double-checked the report to __________ before the meeting.
Answer
cover all bases
2. Choose the correct meaning of “cover all bases”:
A) To leave things unfinished
B) To prepare for everything
C) To focus only on one detail
Answer
B) To prepare for everything
3. Rewrite the sentence using “Cover all bases”.:
“They made sure everything was ready and nothing was forgotten.”
Answer
They made sure they covered all bases.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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