patch things up

Definition

Definition of patch things up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

relationshiprepair a damaged relationship

After years of silence, they finally patched things up.

mend

reconcile

conflict resolutionresolve a disagreement or conflict

They decided to patch things up after their argument.

reconcile

resolve

settle

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Expressions with patch

patch up

mend or repair something that is torn or damaged

She managed to patch up her old jeans quite nicely..

rough patch

difficult period in life or situation

They are going through a rough patch in their marriage.

bad patch

period of difficulty or hardship

After losing his job, he went through a bad patch.

one's patch

area someone is responsible for or knows well

He doesn't like strangers working on his patch.

a patch of blue sky

small area of clear sky among clouds

After the storm, we saw a patch of blue sky.

hit a rough patch

experience a difficult period

They hit a rough patch in their marriage last year.

Examples of patch things up in a sentence

We need to patch things up before the holidays.
We need to patch things up before the meeting.
They managed to patch things up after the misunderstanding.

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French:réparer une relation, faire la paix, ...
German:sich zusammenraufen, den Streit beilegen, ...
Italian:fare pace, riconciliarsi, ...
Spanish:reconciliarse, hacer las paces, ...
Portuguese:fazer as pazes, resolver as coisas, ...
Chinese:修复关系, 和解, ...
Japanese:関係を修復する, 和解する, ...
Arabic:أَصْلَحَ, سَوَّى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁלִים, ...
Russian:восстановить отношения, урегулировать, ...
Ukrainian:відновити стосунки, помиритися, ...
Hindi:सुलह कर लेना, झगड़ा सुलझाना, ...
Bengali:মিটমাট করা, বিরোধ মেটানো, ...
Catalan:fer les paus, arreglar-ho, ...
Czech:usmířit se, zakopat válečnou sekeru, ...
Danish:forlige sig, ...
Dutch:bijleggen, goedmaken, ...
Greek:τα ξαναβρίσκω, τα βρίσκω, ...
Hungarian:kibékülni, elsimítani, ...
Khmer:ផ្សះផ្សា, សម្របសម្រួល, ...
Korean:관계를 회복하다, 갈등을 해결하다, ...
Persian:آشتی کردن, حل اختلاف کردن, ...
Polish:naprawić relację, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer as pazes, resolver as coisas, ...
Romanian:a repara relația, a rezolva conflictul, ...
Swedish:reparera relationen, lösa konflikten, ...
Thai:คืนดีกัน, แก้ไขความขัดแย้ง, ...
Turkish:arayı düzeltmek, ...
Vietnamese:hàn gắn, hòa giải, ...

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