sewsomethingup
phrasal verbwithsewverbuk/səʊ/us/soʊ/sewed|sewnorsewed
(REPAIR)
tocloseorrepairsomething bysewingtheedgestogether:
Let mesewup thatholeinyourjeans.
Anursewill come andsewup thatwoundfor yousoon.
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- quilting
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- sew
- stitch
(BE SUCCESSFUL)
[usually passive]informal
If you have acompetitionorgamesewnup, you arecertaintowinit or getcontrolof it:
TheDemocraticcandidateappearsto have theelectionsewnup.
tocompleteall thearrangementsfor asuccessfulbusinessagreement:
It's going to take anotherweekor two tosewup thisdeal.
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrashing
- wipe
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling