sew sth up
— phrasal verb with sew uk/səʊ/us/soʊ/verb sewed, sewn or sewed
(REPAIR)
to close or repair something by sewing the edges together:
Let me sew up that hole in your jeans.
A nurse will come and sew up that wound for you soon.
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- skein
- spinner
- tack
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(BE SUCCESSFUL)
[ usually passive ] informal If you have a competition or game sewn up, you are certain to win it or get control of it:
The Democratic candidate appears to have the election sewn up.
to complete all the arrangements for a successful business agreement:
It's going to take another week or two to sew up this deal.
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Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outmanoeuvre
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling