Cover for
Cover for verb - Provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt.
Double
Double verb - To make twice as great or as many.
Cover for and double are semantically related in stand in for topic. Sometimes you can use "Cover for" instead a verb "Double".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Criticism of Israel often gets accused o being merely cover for this, or a double standard compared to countries with much worse human rights records.
Source: Acceptable Religious Targets -
Although in a double subversion, Idol Singer IS a cover for her duty as a ninja, but Nanami clearly enjoys being an Idol Singer on her own.
Source: Idol Singer - The Spy Kids series had used "shittake mushrooms" to cover for the kids' swearing, especially in the first film when Juni almost says "Oh shit" when facing down his robot double and Carmen covers for him.
Source: Precision F Strike / Film
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