rig something up

rig something up
rig something up
to prepare something, perhaps on short notice or without the proper materials. •

We don't have what's needed to make the kind of circuit you have described, but I think we can rig something up anyway.

We will rig up whatever you need.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • rig something out (in something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …   Useful english dictionary

  • rig something out (with something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …   Useful english dictionary

  • rig — rig1 verb (rigs, rigging, rigged) 1》 provide (a boat) with sails and rigging.     ↘assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailing boat, aircraft, etc.) in readiness for operation.     ↘(often rig something up) set up (a device or structure),… …   English new terms dictionary

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  • rig|ger — «RIHG uhr», noun. 1. a person who rigs. 2. a person who rigs ships, or works with hoisting tackle, or cable of any kind. 3. a person who assembles airplanes or adjusts their controls. 4. a person who manipulates something fraudulently …   Useful english dictionary

  • rig somebody out (in something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …   Useful english dictionary

  • rig yourself out (in something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …   Useful english dictionary

  • rig somebody out (with something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …   Useful english dictionary

  • rig yourself out (with something) — ˌrig sb/sth/yourselfˈout (in/with sth) derived often passive (old fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment • I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. • The van w …   Useful english dictionary

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