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cover the waterfront

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cover the waterfront (American)
to talk about every part of a subject, or to deal with every part of a job. It was a mistake to try and cover the waterfront in her talk - one or two points would have been enough. It's obvious one salesman can't cover the waterfront. We'll need a whole team for this area.
See also: cover
cover the waterfront
to deal with all parts of a subject or area of interest, not omitting anything. The FBI cannot expect a handful of agents to cover the waterfront in investigating terrorism.
See also: cover


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