"You cover my back and we will fight our way out of here."
"I would trust her to cover my back in any situation."
"He can't cover his back and watch the trail at the same time."
That would cover his back but still give him room to maneuver.
"So for a skin patch to work it would have to cover your entire back."
"This is a lot of people running around trying to cover their backs," he said.
I'm convinced the only reason he married my mother was a way of covering his back.
He'll seize the depot, and the rest of us will cover his back.
And if, by chance, you accept a contract where a partner is in order, he may the first man you'd choose to cover your back.
Still, she crawled forward and tried to cover Ash's back.