Learn English – Better way to say “cover our a***s”

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I'm looking for a couple of good coined phrases that I can use in front of business people, apologies if the one I had in mind offends anyone.

I'd use "can sleep at night" but I want the phrase to imply legal liability if we don't do something.

Best Answer

To bring in the legal aspect I might say one of:
"to ensure we are on solid legal ground", or "have solid legal standing",
or "to ensure we have the law on our side".

Also, "to cover one's bases" is a politically correct version of your original "a***s".