patch sb/sth up
— phrasal verb with patch uk/pætʃ/us/pætʃ/verb
to give basic medical care to someone that helps them temporarily:
If you've cut your hand, the first-aider will patch you up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- attention
- bedside manner
- bring
- care
- clinic
- domiciliary
- eye
- first-line treatment
- keep your/an eye on sth/sb idiom
- mind
- minister
- minister to sb
- modality
- nurse
- paternal
- referral
- section
- set sb up
- soothe
- tend
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