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patch up

British pronunciation/pˈatʃ ˈʌp/
American pronunciation/pˈætʃ ˈʌp/
to patch up
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
[phrase form: patch]
1

mend by putting a patch on

synonyms : patch
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2

to put an end to an argument with someone in order to make peace with them

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Examples
1He patched up the holes in his old jeans to make them last longer.
2Things were patched up.
3Problems patched up by General Relativity.
4Things are being patched up slowly.
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