cover the waterfront
English
Verb
cover the waterfront
- To cover every aspect of a topic or situation.
- 1975, J. W. George Ivany, Today's Science
- But on the other hand, we continue to see huge sales of teacher-oriented textbooks that cover the waterfront of the major facts, laws, and theories in each and every domain of science.
- 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
- "I hear you," Polly said. "I do feel better, I can't help it, and I'm very grateful for it. Does that about cover the waterfront?"
- 1975, J. W. George Ivany, Today's Science