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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This, soon after the two sides had patched up a rift caused by the shoot-down of a civilian Azeri airplane allegedly by Russia in December.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The effectiveness of Bunce’s performance operation — any lingering disharmony between departments following the fallout from the previous year’s injury crisis was patched up — also had a knock-on effect for Mitchell’s attempts to reshape Newcastle’s PSR situation.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Sal’s attempt to patch up his parental standing toward Molly draws sympathy, but is routinely dramatized across too few sequences that lend scant insight toward what got them to this trespass.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Deadline trades or a Scherzer return could also patch up the hole, but further injuries could create more gaps.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The effectiveness of Bunce’s performance operation — any lingering disharmony between departments following the fallout from the previous year’s injury crisis was patched up — also had a knock-on effect for Mitchell’s attempts to reshape Newcastle’s PSR situation.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Sal’s attempt to patch up his parental standing toward Molly draws sympathy, but is routinely dramatized across too few sequences that lend scant insight toward what got them to this trespass.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Deadline trades or a Scherzer return could also patch up the hole, but further injuries could create more gaps.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for patch up
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“Patch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20up. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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