| 词组 | stitch up |
| 释义 | stitch up 1. stitch up sth/sb • stitch sth/sb up to sew the edges of a wound together, especially after someone has had an operation in hospital: ▪ The nurse cleaned the wound, then the cut was stitched up. ▪ Mrs. Garton was very annoyed when she found out she's been stitched up by a junior doctor. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sew up 2. stitch up sth • stitch sth up to sew pieces of material together in order to make or repair something: ▪ I've split these trousers - can you stitch them up for me? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sew up 3. stitch up sb • stitch sb up BrE informal to make someone seem guilty of a crime by deliberately giving false information to the police or someone else in authority: ▪ You stitched me up, you rat - I got two years for those burglaries and I didn't do them! ■ SIMILAR TO: frame, ↑set up informal stitch-up n C informal when someone deliberately gives false information to make a person seem guilty of a crime: ▪ It was a stitch-up - he didn't do it! 4. stitch up sb • stitch sb up usually passive BrE informal to deceive someone, especially in order to gain money from them: ▪ We were really stitched up - we trusted him with our savings and we lost the lot! ■ SIMILAR TO: swindle, ↑cheat 5. stitch up sth • stitch sth up informal to complete a deal or agreement and achieve what you want stitch up a deal ▪ Shiraz has stitched up deals all over the world to boost sales. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sew up |
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