cover against

cover (someone or something) against (something)

1. To protect someone or something. Be sure to cover the flowers against the thunderstorm that's coming.
2. To grant one insurance for a particular problem or scenario. Does our homeowner's insurance cover us against flood damage?
See also: cover
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cover someone or something against something

 
1. to cover someone or something as protection against something. You should cover your ears against the cold. I covered little Jimmy against the night's drafts. I covered myself against the driving rain.
2. Rur. [for an insurer] to provide insurance on someone or something against some peril. The insurance policy covered us against losses. This policy covers your car against theft.
See also: cover
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cover (someone or something) against (something)
  • overkill
  • in lieu
  • in lieu of
  • in lieu of (something)
  • lieu
  • grow out of
  • grow out of (something)
  • back over
  • back over (someone or something)
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The policy also covers litigation ransomware and social engineering attacks and cover against business interruption.
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The insurance would cover accidental discharge and also provide cover against activities such as robbery of guns and their subsequent unlawful use.
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This means 80 days of import cover against 76 days (11.5 billion dinars) in the same period last year.
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Catches are worth ten points each on Sporting's market and Pollard, an excellent boundary fielder, took a sharp one-handed catch at extra cover against Delhi.
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The product provides companies with cover against a range of different perils and the sections available include:
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ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has asked the artists, interested in getting medical cover against deadly diseases, to submit applications for issuance of Health Insurance Cards, by February 20.
Punjab seeks Artist's Health Insurance Cards applications by Feb 20
ISLAMABAD -- The Punjab government has asked the artists, interested in getting medical cover against deadly diseases, to submit applications for issuance of Health Insurance Cards, by February 20.
Punjab seeks Artist's Health Insurance Cards applications by Feb 20
Incidents like these will continue to happen till foreign nationals are provided a cover against legal actions on the basis of diplomatic immunity.
Diplomatic immunity
All those elected as independents in the upper house elections would continue to enjoy a legal cover against defection, even if they join political parties that supported their election to the Upper House.
CM Bizenjo wants Senate chairman from Balochistan
This is the best possible cover against the rise of the cynical calculus of violent attackers." --SPA 20:57 LOCAL TIME 17:57 GMT
After attacks, German president says absolute security impossible
The endorsements' apparent aim is to give Green cover against Garcia's argument that the mostly Hispanic district would be better served with Hispanic congressional representation.
Houston Democratic Leaders to Endorse Gene Green
This provides cover against loss or damage to all goods related to a single shipment.
The attractions of online cargo insurance
Another outstanding issue in selecting the starting XV is at blindside flanker, although Lancaster has hinted that Tom Wood will swap places with James Haskell after offering substitute cover against Samoa.
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