cover for somebody phrasal verb (see also cover)

1. to do the work that someone else usually does, because they are not there:
Who’s covering for you while you’re away?

2. to prevent someone from getting into trouble by lying for them, especially about where they are or what they are doing

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cover for
1. to do someone else's work
We always cover for each other when someone at work is sick.

2. to make excuses for someone, to cover someone's errors
I covered for my friend when the boss saw that she was away from her desk.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

cover for someone
1. to do someone else's work
We always cover for each other when someone at work is sick.

2. to make excuses for someone, to cover someone's errors
I covered for my friend when the boss saw that she was away from her desk.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲