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What (who) is run for cover - definition
Run for Cover (Lee Perry song)
1967 SONG PERFORMED BY LEE "SCRATCH" PERRY
"Run for Cover" is a 1967 rocksteady and reggae single by Lee "Scratch" Perry, credited as Lee "King" Perry. The recording featured Perry, his band, Lynn Taitt on guitar and The Sensations as backing singers.
undercover
OSTENSIBLE IDENTITY AND/OR ROLE OR POSITION IN AN INFILTRATED ORGANIZATION ASSUMED BY A COVERT AGENT
Cover (intelligence); Official cover; Nonofficial cover; Brass plate firm; Diplomatic cover; Non-official Cover; Noc list; Undercover; Non-official cover; Operational cover
¦ adjective & adverb involving secret work for investigation or espionage: an undercover operation.
undercover
OSTENSIBLE IDENTITY AND/OR ROLE OR POSITION IN AN INFILTRATED ORGANIZATION ASSUMED BY A COVERT AGENT
Cover (intelligence); Official cover; Nonofficial cover; Brass plate firm; Diplomatic cover; Non-official Cover; Noc list; Undercover; Non-official cover; Operational cover
adv.
acting in secret
1) to work undercover
2) to go undercover
Examples of use of run for cover
1. They have shot randomly at cars in the area, causing passers–by to run for cover.
2. You make the argument, however unpalatable; or you run for cover like Dromey et al.
3. EPA Sudanese run for cover as they hear gunfire in Khartoum.
4. Meanwhile the warning sirens wail anew and people run for cover.
5. We were trying to get the woman out but had to run for cover," Thiab said.