cover up wrongdoing

Definition

Definition of cover up wrongdoing - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

ethicshide illegal or unethical actions

The company tried to cover up wrongdoing by destroying documents.
They attempted to cover up wrongdoing by bribing the officials.
The politician's aides worked hard to cover up wrongdoing during the campaign.

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Expressions with cover

cover for

take over someone's duties temporarily

Can you cover for me while I'm on vacation?

cover ground

move across an area or distance

The hikers covered ground quickly to reach the summit.

cover up

clothe oneself for warmth or modesty

He decided to cover up with a jacket.

take cover

seek shelter from danger or threat

During the storm, we had to take cover.

cover a lot of ground

travel a long distance in a period of time

We covered a lot of ground during our road trip.

cover the cost

pay for something

The company will cover the cost of your travel expenses.

Expressions with wrongdoing

criminal wrongdoing

illegal acts that break criminal law and may lead to punishment

The investigation found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the company.

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French:cacher des actes répréhensibles, ...
German:Fehlverhalten vertuschen, ...
Italian:coprire illeciti, ...
Spanish:encubrir actos ilícitos, ...
Portuguese:encobrir irregularidades, ...
Chinese:掩盖不法行为, ...
Japanese:不正行為を隠す, ...
Arabic:أَخْفَى الأَخْطاء, ...
Hebrew:לְטַיֵּחַ, ...
Russian:скрывать проступки, ...
Ukrainian:замовчувати правопорушення, ...
Hindi:छिपाना, ...
Bengali:ধামাচাপা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:encobrir, ...
Czech:ututlat, ...
Danish:dække over forseelser, ...
Dutch:wangedrag verbergen, ...
Greek:συγκαλύπτω, ...
Hungarian:eltussolni, ...
Khmer:លាក់បាំងអំពើខុសច្បាប់, ...
Korean:잘못을 덮다, ...
Persian:بر تخلف سرپوش گذاشتن, ...
Polish:ukryć wykroczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):encobrir irregularidades, ...
Romanian:a acoperi fapte rele, ...
Swedish:dölja felaktigheter, ...
Thai:ปกปิดการกระทำผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlışları örtbas etmek, ...
Vietnamese:che giấu hành vi sai trái, ...

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