cover a lot of ground
cover a lot of ground
1. To travel a long distance. The phrase often refers to a portion of a longer journey. Even though we covered a lot of ground on the first day of our road trip, we still have many miles to go.
2. To review a large amount of information or discuss many topics. We need to cover a lot of ground in American History before the exam date.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cover a lot of ground
1. Lit. to travel over a great distance; to investigate a wide expanse of land. The prospectors covered a lot of ground, looking for gold. My car can cover a lot of ground in one day.
2. Fig. to deal with much information and many facts. The history lecture covered a lot of ground today.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
cover a lot of ground
If something such as a conversation, a piece of writing or a course covers a lot of ground, it deals with a lot of subjects or a large area of a subject. Chapters 3 and 4 have covered a lot of ground in attempting to explain what marketing is about. The workshops cover a lot of ground in one day, taking for granted that people know how to use their sewing machines.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
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