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cover tracks

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cover someone's tracks (up)
to conceal one's trail; to conceal one's past activities. She was able to cover her tracks up so that they couldn't pin the charges on her. It's easy to cover up your tracks when the investigators botch their job. The robber failed to cover his tracks.
See also: cover, track

cover your tracks
to hide or destroy the things that show where you have been or what you have been doing Roberts covered his tracks by throwing the knife in the river and burying his wife's body.
See cover all the bases, blow cover, cover a multitude of sins
See also: cover, track

cover your tracks
to hide or destroy anything that shows where you have been or what you have been doing Roberts covered his tracks by throwing the knife in the river and burying his wife's body miles from his home.
See also: cover, track


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Finally, Davis said, "the immediate return of seized documents will almost always tip off a target of an investigation, during a time when the investigation is incomplete and the target can still take actions to cover tracks and dissuade witnesses.
 
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