cover a multitude of sins

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cover/hide a multitude of sins (humorous)

if something hides a multitude of sins, it prevents people from seeing or discovering something bad Big sweaters are warm and practical and they hide a multitude of sins.

See also: cover, multitude, sin

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Polly was not very wise, but she felt that every one about her found something more attractive than usual in her and modestly attributed Tom's devotion, Sydney's interest, and Frank's undisguised admiration, to the new bonnet or, more likely, to that delightful combination of cashmere, silk, and swan's-down, which, like Charity's mantle, seemed to cover a multitude of sins in other people's eyes and exalt the little music teacher to the rank of a young lady. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context			count out count the cost count up count up to count with counter counter with country country mile couple couple of couple to couple together couple up couple with courage course course of action course of true love never did run smooth course through court courtesy cousin cover cover a lot of ground cover a multitude of sins cover against cover all the bases cover ass cover back cover for cover ground cover in cover the territory cover the waterfront cover tracks cover up cow cow chip cow into cow juice cow paste coward Cowards die many times before their death cower cower down cower from cozy up crack crack a book crack a bottle open			cover cover cover cover cover cover Cover & Deception Cover (intelligence) Cover (intelligence) Cover (military) Cover (music) cover (one's) ass cover (one's) ass cover (one's) ass cover (one's) ass cover (one's) ass cover (one's) tracks cover (one's) tracks cover (one's) tracks cover (one's) tracks cover (one's) tracks Cover (song) cover (the) ground cover (the) ground cover (the) ground cover (the) ground cover (the) ground Cover (topology) cover a beat cover a lot of ground cover a multitude of sins cover against Cover album cover all the bases Cover and Deception Research Encyclopedia cover ass cover ass cover ass cover ass cover ass cover ass cover back cover back cover back cover back cover back cover back cover bid Cover Bids cover block cover block cover block cover boy Cover bridge Cover bridge Cover bridges Cover bridges cover charge cover charges cover coat Cover Collectors Circuit Club

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