Cover
To expand
Both terms in one sentence
- This was, at first, a story cover-arc in the manga, but was important enough to warrant the anime to expand on it.
Source: Villain Episode - A suspicious character, thinking a friend or loved one is lying, goes along with the lie, forcing the liar to expand upon the cover story in a grossly outlandish fashion.
Source: Pull the Thread -
They first feather a sail to use as a patch to cover the hole and keep more water from coming in, and then they begin slinging the cargo of rice overboard; the water was causing the rice to expand, splitting the ship apart from the inside.
Source: Series / Horatio Hornblower
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