cover one's tracks

== English == === Verb === cover one's tracks (third-person singular simple present covers one's tracks, present participle covering one's tracks, simple past and past participle covered one's tracks) (figuratively) To conceal how one has arrived at a certain result or position. (figuratively) To conceal, hide or destroy evidence of one's actions or identity. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “cover your tracks”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “cover your tracks” (US) / “cover your tracks” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “cover your tracks” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “cover your tracks”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.