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.

Examples of patch up in a Sentence

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By Thursday afternoon, the wall appeared to be patched up. —Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Each time they were traded, they would be ordered to shower and use make-up to cover their wounds to fetch a better price for the next scam boss, who would subsequently repeat the cycle of violence and abuse before they were patched up and sold again. —TIME, 21 Mar. 2024

The ability to gut-renovate an entire campus instead of patching up problems piecemeal opens up a new set of options. —Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024

Get my picks for the best 2024 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android & iOS devices. 3) Never click on suspicious links, including links in emails, text messages or pop-up notifications. 4) Keep your operating system and browser patches up to date. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024

His statement comes after Spears shared a post Sunday on Instagram appearing to patch up any tensions with Timberlake. —Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024

The ministers wasted no time before pressing London for more money to patch up Northern Ireland's creaking public services. —Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024

Navigating through wounds patched up and reopened, the two siblings are confronted with a bittersweet perception of their father. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024

The Rec enzymes would patch up the breaks by bringing in pieces of DNA from elsewhere in the cell. —Sarah Richardson, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019