cobble

Related to cobble: cobble together, cobble up, cobble beach

cobble together

To form, assemble, or complete something very quickly, especially in a rough, sloppy, or careless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cobble" and "together." The incoherent arguments in your paper tell me that you cobbled the whole thing together in study hall this morning. It looks like he cobbled together that rickety bike with old junk from his basement.
See also: cobble, together

cobble up

To form, assemble, or complete something very quickly, especially in a rough, sloppy, or careless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cobble" and "up." The incoherent argument in your paper tells me that you cobbled it up in study hall. Look at that rickety bike—it looks like he just cobbled it up with old junk from his basement.
See also: cobble, up

enough (something) to cobble dogs with

A large amount of something. You guys have enough decorative pillows here to cobble dogs with! It must take you half an hour to remove them when you want to go to bed. The country has enough natural resources to cobble dogs with, and yet most of their citizens live in abject poverty.
See also: cobble, dog, enough
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cobble something up

 and cobble something together
to make something or put something together hastily or carelessly. Who cobbled this thing up? Take it apart and start over. The kids cobbled up their model planes badly. It looks like you cobbled together that report just last night.
See also: cobble, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • piece out
  • replenish
  • replenish (someone or something) with (something)
  • replenish with
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arch over
  • arrange for
  • arrange some music for
References in periodicals archive
The 2019 Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance takes place Saturday, September 14 & Sunday, September 15, 2019 featuring judged (vehicle) classes ranging in automobiles from the early 1900's to present day.
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Cobble Creek was developed in 1974 and is located in the desirable Holladay submarket of Salt Lake City, providing residents immediate access to the region's diverse employment nodes and retail locations.
Maxx Properties Acquires Utah-Based Cobble Creek Apartments
VESPA Properties Group was launched by Costa and Butson, both long-term residents of Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, in 2007.
Douglas Elliman buys B'lyn firm
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BLUEBERRY PEACH CRUMBLE; FOOD
The riders were wary of the cobbles, some of the sectors of which are used in the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic known as 'the Hell of the North'.
Maiden maillot jaune for Martin; TOUR DE FRANCE
Cobble also runs a plant in US Dalton and in China.
Belgian Van de Wiele to buy textile equipment maker Cobble
'Primitive' style surface workings mined using stone cobble tools and with brushwood fires were reported in 1796 (Briggs 1976).
Mineria prehistorica en gran Bretana: el estudio de herramientas mineras liticas a partir de estudios artefactuales, etnografia y experimentacion
On the 911 call, Cobble could be heard calling out Box's name to try and get his attention, but his friend, the University of Oklahoma player, was unresponsive.
Oklahoma Player's Death: 'Powerful' Drugs Caused Fatal Overdose
Cobblestone tiger beetles are rapacious predators that live on cobble bars.
Habitat selection and dispersal of the cobblestone tiger beetle (Cicindela marginipennis Dejean) along the Genesee River, New York
However, Cobble Hill Association members accused Jones of using her celeb status to turn the decision in her favour and threatened a lawsuit to foil her plans.
Norah Jones alters construction plans after legal threats from neighbours
'It was a highly respected design and development organisation,' said Ian Laven the General Manager of AMTRI Cobble. 'The staff accumulated a wealth of experience and engineering knowledge.
AMTRI Cobble
DOROTHY SUE COBBLE's book on "labor feminism" in the post-World War II years has already been highly praised, and rewarded with the Philip Taft Labor History Book Prize for 2005.
Dorothy Sue Cobble, The Other Women's Movement: Workplace Justice and Social Rights in Modern America
Jo Ann Cobble, dean of health professions at Oklahoma City Community College.
Oklahoma college uses simulator for healthcare training
"The people who are dismissing Kucinich out of hand are the same people who are shocked by this big anti-war movement that has had such growth in so short a time," says Cobble, who is an adviser to the candidate.
The peace candidate. (The Word from Washington)
Kemble, Canada, August 21, 2019 --(PR.com)-- The Cars are the Stars at 7th Annual Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance, as they take to the stage and to the green, at Cobble Beach Golf Resort Community.
Where the Cars Are the Stars - Firsts - Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance Presented by Porsche