cover up for

Ma'ruf said Israel was trying to cover up for killing thousands of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians.

I need you to cover up for me for the time I sneaked out of the house, or else I tell mom about your little secret.

All of her problems were exaggerated to cover up for Director John Huston's gambling and the terrible waste of money on the production.

If he appears again in your school entrance, you will want to cover up for him to stay away from you?

Modernisation is at best a cover-up for preserving the status quo, and at worst a way of siphoning off more public money.

don ' t expect me to cover up for you again , harry.

New colors or tones can be subtly added or removed, to cover up for the changes.

Don't count on others to cover up for your shortcomings.

More often than not our hurry to get busy is a cover up for our inability to get real and stop living a lie.

The staff of the corrupt mayor tried to cover up for him.

Her trip included attempts to keep these heads of state in line with the cover-up, for as long as possible.

Anger is never just anger. Anger is a cover up for fear, hurt, or disappointment.

"Will they cover up for the ally who did the killings? " she asks.

"That would show they would do anything to cover up for this group. We will have a hard time getting justice. "

As Mr Matsutani argues, when your workforce is growing you can cover up for overinvestment because the excess will eventually be soaked up.

It makes no reference to Islam, and includes exceptions for people who need to cover up for work reasons, such as riot police and surgeons.

Cover up for each other.