cover your tracks

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   掩蓋自己的行徑

   to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it

   You didn't cover your tracks. You're easy to trace.

電影裡這樣說 · 5 部

• You didn't cover your tracks. You're easy to trace.The Last Boy Scout1991
• No, it's enough.The Way Back2010
• No matter how you cover my tracks, they're still gonna find out about me.The Usual Suspects1995
• You really wanna cover your tracks?Hell or High Water2016
• Don't use the baby to cover your tracks.Knocked Up2007
• Or you're the killer, and this whole elaborate monologue is just to cover your tracks.Scream2022
• You'll have to go in the morning so when it storms later, it'll cover your tracks.A Simple Plan1998

在完整場景裡學

• 終極尖兵1991
  • 深夜回家夫妻拌嘴：a hard time（數落）
  • 壁櫥藏人識破出軌：count to three（數到三）
  • 夫妻在警察面前撕破臉：get a rise out of（惹人上火）

同一詞條的短語

• cover all the bases
• cover your back
• 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