patchsomethingup
phrasal verbwithpatchverbuk/pætʃ/us/pætʃ/
C2
totrytoimprovearelationshipafter there have beenproblems:
Jackie andBillare stilltryingtopatchuptheirmarriage.
Did youmanagetopatchthingsupwithher afteryourrow?
torepairsomething,especiallyin asimpleandtemporaryway
to repair something
- repairHe asked if she could repair the broken lamp.
- fixI must get my bike fixed.
- mendCan you mend that hole in my trousers?
- do upNick loves doing up old cars.
- serviceI'm taking the car to the garage to have it serviced this afternoon.
- patch upI patched up the old bike and got it working.
Making things better
- add salt tosomethingidiom
- allay
- alleviate
- alleviation
- ameliorate
- cultivate
- leavening
- liven(something)up
- lubricate
- make a differenceidiom
- make a world of differenceidiom
- relieve
- revitalize
- revivify
- revolutionize
- salvage
- salve
- save the dayidiom
- sharpen
- tonic
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Correcting and mending