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The new law gives businesses cover to hit wasteful diners with extra charges or reward frugal ones, for example with discounts or parking vouchers.
Does the word "cover" here mean "protection" or "pretext"?
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anonymous Does the word "cover" here mean "protection" or "pretext"? The sentence is poorly phrased, but this "cover" is slangy and means something like "protection". It's the same "cover" as in the military "take cover", to get behind something for protection or concealment.
- anonymous Does the word "cover" here mean "protection" or "pretext"?
- The sentence is poorly phrased, but this "cover" is slangy and means something like "protection".
- It's the same "cover" as in the military "take cover", to get behind something for protection or concealment.
- The businesses can "shoot" (enforce regulations) from "cover" without getting hit with "return fire" (sued).
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anonymousDoes the word "cover" here mean "protection" or "pretext"?
The sentence is poorly phrased, but this "cover" is slangy and means something like "protection". It's the same "cover" as in the military "take cover", to get behind something for protection or concealment. The businesses can "shoot" (enforce regulations) from "cover" without getting hit w
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