patch up

See also: patch-up

English

Verb

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

(idiomatic) to repair by adding a patch.
I needed to patch up my trousers after ripping them on the brambles.
(idiomatic, transitive) to mend quickly
(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

Maori: pūnotinoti

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