patch up

phrasal verb

patched up; patching up; patches up

: 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.

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 And so human rights violators were still sanctioned, the United States agreed to ship antitank missiles to Ukraine, and relations with Mexico were uneasily patched up. —

Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2018 The resultant material produced could patch up leaky heart parts or stabilize spinal discs, among other applications. —

Michael Franco, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for patch up

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