cover someone's back

A form of have someone's back — To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone.

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Meanings

verbcover someone's back (third-person singular simple present covers someone's back, present participle covering someone's back, simple past and past participle covered someone's back)

present singular third person covers someone's back · participle present covering someone's back · participle past covered someone's back · past covered someone's back

  1. alternativeAlternative form of have someone's back.
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APA

cover someone's back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20someone's%20back

MLA

“cover someone's back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20someone's%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cover someone's back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20someone's%20back.

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