- stitch something up
- stitch something up†to sew something together; to mend a tear or ripped seam. •
I tore my shirt. Would you stitch it up, please?
•Please stitch up my shirt.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stitch something up
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stitch something up — manipulate a situation or secure a deal to one s own advantage. → stitch … English new terms dictionary
stitch something up — … Useful english dictionary
stitch up — (slang) 1. To incriminate by informing on 2. To swindle (stitchˈ up noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑stitch * * * stitch up [phrasal verb] 1 stitch (someone or something) up or stitch up (someone or something) : to use a needle and thread to close a… … Useful english dictionary
stitch together — [phrasal verb] stitch (something) together or stitch together (something) : to make (something) out of many different things I stitched together a novel from several stories I had written earlier. • • • Main Entry: ↑stitch … Useful english dictionary
stitch — 1 noun 1 SEWING (C) one of the short pieces of thread that you can see in a piece of cloth where it has been sewn: Some of the stitches have come out of this shirt sleeve. 2 WITH WOOL (C) one of the small circles that join together to make a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stitch — noun 1》 a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting. ↘a method of sewing, knitting, or crocheting producing a particular pattern: an embroidery stitch. 2》 [usu. with… … English new terms dictionary
stitch-up — see ↑stitch up below. • • • Main Entry: ↑stitch * * * stitch up UK US noun [countable] [singular stitch up plural stitch ups … Useful english dictionary
stitch — stitch1 [stıtʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sewing)¦ 2¦(for wound)¦ 3¦(pain)¦ 4¦(with wool)¦ 5¦(style)¦ 6 not have a stitch on 7 in stitches 8 a stitch in time (saves nine) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: stice prick ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
stitch — [[t]stɪ̱tʃ[/t]] stitches, stitching, stitched 1) VERB If you stitch cloth, you use a needle and thread to join two pieces together or to make a decoration. [V n adv/prep] Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together... We stitched… … English dictionary
stitch up — 1) PHRASAL VERB To stitch someone up means to trick them so that they are put in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where they are blamed for something they have not done. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n P] He claimed that a police officer … English dictionary
stitch up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stitch up : present tense I/you/we/they stitch up he/she/it stitches up present participle stitching up past tense stitched up past participle stitched up 1) to repair a piece of cloth that has been torn by… … English dictionary
