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patch sth up
[ M ]
1. to try to improve a relationship after there have been problems
• Jackie and Bill are still trying to patch up their marriage.
• Did you manage to patch things up with Jackie after your row?, patch sb/sth up
to give basic medical care to someone that helps them temporarily
• If you've cut your hand, the first aider will patch you up., patch sth up
[ M ]
2. to repair something, especially in a basic and temporary way , patch sth together
[ M ]
to arrange something very quickly but not very carefully
• There is much disagreement, but the group of countries is trying to patch together a treaty on defence.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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patch
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + patch
a small/large etc patch
• Some of the hills still had small patches of snow.
a white/black/red etc patch
• The bird has a large black patch on each side of its neck.
a damp/wet patch
• There were damp patches on the ceilings.
a bald patch
• He stroked the bald patch on the back of his head .
a dark patch
• She noticed two dark patches on the sleeve of his shirt.
a clear patch
• Clear patches of brilliant blue sky appeared briefly through the white storm clouds.
a bright patch
• Poppies and daisies provided bright patches of colour along the edge of the field.
icy patches
(= on a road )
• Some icy patches are likely on roads as temperatures drop tonight.
fog patches
• There'll be a widespread frost with mist and one or two fog patches
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noun material over a hole VERB + PATCH have Her trousers have patches all over them. | sew on PREP. ~ on dancers with patches on their costumes part of a surface that is different ADJ. irregular | clear, coloured, dark | damp, wet | icy icy patches on the roads | bald He has a small bald patch on the crown of his head. | rough, sore PREP. in ~es The velvet curtains were faded in patches. | ~ of There were some patches of clear blue sky. | ~ on A large damp patch had appeared on the ceiling. PHRASES a patch of colour flowers providing little bright patches of colour around the garden piece of land ADJ. isolated an isolated patch of forest | cabbage, potato, vegetable PREP. in a/the ~ working in his vegetable patch | on a/the ~ located on a small patch of flat ground PHRASES a patch of grass/ground We found a nice patch of grass to sit on. period of time ADJ. bad, difficult, rocky, rough, sticky | purple The team has hit a purple patch, with nine wins from their last ten games. VERB + PATCH go through, have, hit Their business hit a sticky patch last year. PREP. ~ of going through a patch of poor health
Oxford Collocations Dictionary