lash up

lash up

1. To secure or bind something (to something else), especially at a higher level. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lash" and "up." I had to use a bungee cable to lash my bike up to the railing outside my office. We lashed up a sign telling everyone about the new rules.
2. To construct something very hastily, haphazardly, or shoddily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lash" and "up." We'll have to lash up a rudimentary fence to keep the cattle in until we get the material in for a proper one. You can tell they lashed these houses up as quickly and as cheaply as possible.
See also: lash, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • lash together
  • rope together
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • add in
  • angle