patch up

See also: patch-up

English

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Verb

patch up (third-person singular simple present patches up, present participle patching up, simple past and past participle patched up)

1. (idiomatic) to repair by adding a patch.

   I needed to patch up my trousers after ripping them on the brambles.

2. (idiomatic, transitive) to mend quickly
3. (idiomatic, figuratively) to repair, to make better

   You need to patch things up with your sister after that horrible argument.

Translations

to mend quickly and roughly

• Italian: rimediare (it), sistemare (it), rattoppare, ricucire, rammendare (it), mettere delle pezze
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• Maori: pūnotinoti
• Spanish: parchear (es)