patch up

1. Tom hoped to patch things up with Mary.

   deTom hoffte, seine Beziehung zu Maria wieder ins Lot bringen zu können. — raggione

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2. It'll take some time, but I think we can patch things up.

   ruНа это потребуется какое-то время, но я думаю, что мы можем помириться. — odexed

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3. When I got out of jail, I wanted to patch things up with my wife.

   ruКогда я вышел из тюрьмы, я хотел помириться с моей женой. — odexed

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1. (idiomatic)To repair by adding a patch.

   I needed to patch up my trousers after ripping them on the brambles.

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To mend quickly.

   zusammenflicken, zusammenklittern, klittern

3. (figuratively, idiomatic)To repair relations; to improve relations.

   You need to patch things up with your sister after that horrible argument.

4. (obsolete)To overlay.

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• patch upTo repair by adding a patch.
• patch overslangTo take over and absorb (a smaller motorcycle club).