Idiom
patch up
Meaning
To repair by adding a patch.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to patch up these old jeans before I wear them.”
“The roof leaked during the storm, so we had to patch up the holes with waterproof tape.”
“After the long winter caused significant damage to the exterior walls, the homeowners worked diligently to patch up the cracks before the spring rains arrived.”
Examples
simple
“I need to patch up these old jeans before I wear them.”
contextual
“The roof leaked during the storm, so we had to patch up the holes with waterproof tape.”
complex
“After the long winter caused significant damage to the exterior walls, the homeowners worked diligently to patch up the cracks before the spring rains arrived.”
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