{"id":17155,"date":"2019-02-18T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=17155"},"modified":"2019-02-18T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:48:59","slug":"english-phrase-of-the-day-cover-your-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-phrase-of-the-day-cover-your-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"English phrase of the day: Cover your bases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/glpDLc4iWmA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\nHi everyone! In today\u2019s video, you\u2019ll learn the phrase <strong>cover your bases.<\/strong> I heard this expression on a TV show in which the police were investigating a crime, and one of the suspects -that\u2019s one of the people who may have committed the crime -was a celebrity. The police officer leading the investigation told his team to gather lots of evidence, saying, \u201cWe need to <strong>cover our bases<\/strong> before making an arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To cover your bases means to take extra precautions and deal with all potential problems early. In this situation, the policeman wanted lots of evidence so that he could be sure the case against the celebrity was strong and solid -because if they arrested the celebrity with weak evidence and the celebrity turned out to be innocent, it would be a big problem, with damage to the celebrity\u2019s reputation and an embarrassing mistake for the police.<\/p>\n<p>So he said \u201cWe need to cover our bases\u201d -we need to take extra precautions in this situation, in order to prevent potentially major problems in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Another example would be, let\u2019s say you\u2019re a generally healthy person, but you still join a health insurance plan to cover your bases -as an extra precaution in case you get unexpectedly sick or injured.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching today\u2019s phrase of the day lesson, and I\u2019ll see you next time!<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Learn phrases and expressions to improve your spoken English!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eesc-1-2.png\" alt=\"Everyday English Speaking Course\" width=\"486\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\"><strong>Learn more about the Speaking Courses<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! 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