cover your back

Meaning

1. to realize that you may be blamed or criticized for sth later and take action to avoid this

   Get everything in writing in order to cover your back.

In the movies · 9

• The point being that now she has to cover her ass.Lethal Weapon1987
• But I did itMission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• Now, you cover my back.Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988
• Yeah, that's it. Beep the horn twice. Cover your back.Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988

From the same entry

• cover all the bases
• cover your tracks
• cover a multitude of sins
• cover in
• cover over
• cover up
• cover up
• break cover
• under cover
• under cover of
• under separate cover
• don't judge a book by its cover