Who cobbled this thing up? Take it apart and start over.
•The kids cobbled up their model planes badly.
•It looks like you cobbled together that report just last night.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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knock something up — (Brit. informal) MAKE QUICKLY, prepare hastily, build rapidly, whip up, rig up, throw together, cobble together, improvise, contrive; informal rustle up. → knock * * * ˌknock sthˈup derived to prepare or make sth quickly and without much effort • … Useful english dictionary
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