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cover a lot of ground

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cover a lot of ground 
1. Lit. to travel over a great distance; to investigate a wide expanse of land. The prospectors covered a lot of ground, looking for gold. My car can cover a lot of ground in one day.
2. Fig. to deal with much information and many facts. The history lecture covered a lot of ground today.
See also: cover, ground, lot


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the two cover a lot of ground from the journalism to art and photography to documentaries to his new baby to what movie is Condé Nast chairman Si Newhouse's all time favorite.
The guided half-day ride proves a fine way to cover a lot of ground and drink in the landscape.
At the WOW Hall tonight and Saturday, the Out/Loud: Queer Women's Music Festival manages to cover a lot of ground.
 
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