- ˌpatch sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
1) to become friendly with someone again after a disagreement2) to repair something quickly and not very well
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌpatch sth ˈup
Look at other dictionaries:
patch — patch1 [pætʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of an area)¦ 2¦(over a hole)¦ 3¦(for growing something)¦ 4¦(computer)¦ 5¦(eye)¦ 6¦(decoration)¦ 7 a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch 8 somebody s patch 9 not be a patch on somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
patch — 1 noun (C) 1 PART OF AN AREA a part of an area that is different or looks different from the parts that surround it: Lost: a small dog, white with brown patches. | patch of dirt/grease/damp etc: Watch out for icy patches on the roads. | patch of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
patch — [pætʃ] noun [C] I 1) an area that is different from what surrounds it There were damp patches on the ceiling.[/ex] 2) a piece of ground, especially one where you grow fruit or vegetables, or where a particular plant grows a patch of grass[/ex] 3) … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
patch somebody through (to somebody) — ˌpatch sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily • She was patched through to London on the satellite link. Main entry: ↑patchderived … Useful english dictionary
patch something through (to somebody) — ˌpatch sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily • She was patched through to London on the satellite link. Main entry: ↑patchderived … Useful english dictionary
patch somebody through (to something) — ˌpatch sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily • She was patched through to London on the satellite link. Main entry: ↑patchderived … Useful english dictionary
patch something through (to something) — ˌpatch sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily • She was patched through to London on the satellite link. Main entry: ↑patchderived … Useful english dictionary
patch something together — ˌpatch sthtoˈgether derived to make sth from several different parts, especially in a quick careless way • They hope to be able to patch together a temporary settlement. Main entry: ↑patchderived … Useful english dictionary
(be) not a patch on somebody — be not a ˈpatch on sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else • This book isn t a patch on her others. • She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha … Useful english dictionary
(be) not a patch on something — be not a ˈpatch on sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else • This book isn t a patch on her others. • She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha … Useful english dictionary
