sew up
Britishverb
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to fasten or mend completely by sewing
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to acquire sole use or control of
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informal to complete or negotiate successfully
to sew up a deal
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Complete successfully, as in Our team has sewn up the championship . [ Colloquial ; c. 1900]
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Gain complete control of, monopolize, as in Our restaurant hopes to sew up the town's takeout business . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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Then, in the fifth hour, when he was preparing to sew up the last incision and they were all fading on their feet, she had said, “Hugo, I think you left a sponge in the incision.”
Big players aim to sew up longer-term relationships with bundled policies, to be less vulnerable to pure price-shopping.
Burns can still sew up a talented cast, which likely speaks to the appeal of any project these days with a semblance of recognizable adult humanity bubbling inside.
From Los Angeles Times
Another 100 stitches were added after Blue rested for five to six days, to sew up the rest of the exposed mouth area, Curtis said.
From Los Angeles Times
She was quickly taken to nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where doctors managed to sew up her leg and and stop the bleeding.
From Seattle Times
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