to achieve something by dealing successfully with it, or by making certain that you are going to win
to repair something such as a hole in a piece of cloth by sewing it
As part of their winding-up operation they're sending two detectives to sew up this end of things.
Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times, the type who might sew up a sponge inside you.
Mahoney said: `The German riggers aboard the old Zeppelins had to go up top regularly in flight to sew up tears in the canvas.
They seem to have the contest all sewn up.
We’ve got the deal sewn up now.
`And if men can make costumes for the dances, can they not sew up a shirt?
sews up
sewing up
sewed up
sewn up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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