bowl over
To knock down as if with a bowled ball.
The taxi hit him a glancing blow and bowled him over.
To astonish with success or shock with misfortune; upset; stun.
He was bowled over by his wife's sudden death.
The young actress bowled over everybody in her first movie.
carry over
To save for another time.
The store had some bathing suits it had carried over from last year.
What you learn in school should carry over into adult life.
To transfer (as a figure) from one column, page, or book to another.
When he added up the figures, he carried over the total into the next year's account book.
To continue in another place.
The story was carried over to the next page.
come over
To take control of; cause sudden strong feeling in; happen to.
A sudden fit of anger came over him.
A great tenderness came over her.
What has come over him?
cover a lot of ground
cover too litte ground
cover too much ground
To process a great deal of information and various facts.
Professor Brown's thorough lecture on asteroids covered a lot of ground today.
That national commission’s report on urban ghettos covers a lot of ground. Many of the recommendations are too costly to implement.
In his first lecture on Greek philosophers, I thought that our professor covered too little ground.
The class spent two days studying the Revolutionary War, because they couldn't cover that much ground in one day.
cover for
To take someone’s place temporarily, to substitute for; to protect someone by lying or deceiving
Go ahead and take your coffee break. I’ll cover for you until you return.
The criminal made his wife cover for him when the police asked if the man had been home all day. She swore that he had been there.
cover girl
A pretty girl or woman whose picture is put on the cover of a magazine.
Ann is not a cover girl, but she is pretty enough to be.
cover ground
cover the ground
To go a distance; travel.
Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly.
To move over an area at a speed that is pleasing; move quickly over a lot of ground.
The new infielder really covers the ground at second base.
Herby's new car really covers ground!
To give or receive the important facts and details about a subject.
If you're thinking about a trip to Europe, the airline has a booklet that covers the ground pretty well.
The class spent two days studying the Revolutionary War, because they couldn't cover that much ground in one day.
cover one's tracks
cover up one's tracks
To hide and not leave anything, especially foot marks, to show where you have been, so that no one can follow you.
The deer covered his tracks by running in a stream.
To hide or not say where you have been or what you have done; not tell why you do something or what you plan to do.
The boys covered their tracks when they went swimming by saying that they were going for a walk.