Cover up
Cover up verb - To keep from being publicly known.
Put on
Put on verb - To place on one's person.
Both terms in one sentence
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When she puts on clothes and a wig, she could easily pass for a human if she had put on a scarf to cover up her metallic nape and the "skin" her clothes didn't cover (and also if she didn't make a buzzing noise when she moves).
Source: Uncanny Valley Girl - After failing to cover up his crime and escape the police, Bigger is put on trial for both murder ''and rape'', putting him at the mercy of a society and legal system that damns his name and skin color.Native Son is a character study framed as Crime Fiction.
Source: Literature / Native Son
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