patch up
phrasal verb
patched up; patching up; patches up
1
: to deal with (a problem, disagreement, etc.) in order to improve or repair a relationship
They finally patched up their differences.
He is going to try to patch things up with his girlfriend.
2
: to give quick and usually temporary medical treatment to (someone or something)
The doctor patched him up, so he's going to be as good as new.
She patched up his wounded arm.
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Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the two front-runners in that contest, have attempted to patch up their rocky pasts with Trump this cycle and have fundraised on his behalf.
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
Two companion bills introduced earlier this year would patch up the regulatory gaps left by the CCS bill Pritzker signed into law this summer.
—Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
But shoring up the base will not patch up Netanyahu’s cratering popularity among the broader electorate, Plesner said.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
In 2013, the OECD set up the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project to patch up the leaky, century-old system.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
Two companion bills introduced earlier this year would patch up the regulatory gaps left by the CCS bill Pritzker signed into law this summer.
—Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
But shoring up the base will not patch up Netanyahu’s cratering popularity among the broader electorate, Plesner said.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
In 2013, the OECD set up the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project to patch up the leaky, century-old system.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
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“Patch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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