all sewed up
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And so, when the nation's leaders, who fortnight ago seemed all sewed up by the Nazis, showed signs of stiffening, if only for a historic instant, the people were hysterically happy.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What else could they do when we had the case all sewed up?"
From Time Magazine Archive
If you promise, I assure you that no one else will get the release until your paper has the scoop all sewed up.’
From Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border by Carr, Annie Roe
Something heavy, and all sewed up in a coarse bag like that!
From The Dragon's Secret by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)
But I've got it all sewed up so tight they can't touch it.
From Helen of the Old House by Wright, Harold Bell
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