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Discover LudwigThe phrase "able to rig a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capability to manipulate or set up something, often in a technical or informal context.
Example: "He is able to rig a makeshift shelter using just a few tarps and ropes."
Alternatives: "capable of setting up a" or "skilled at arranging a".
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It seems some lovely gentleman was able to rig a rice cooker and a plastic garbage bag together so that he could produce a rice-based cooking wine.
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To be able to make a really good project we would need 60 or 70 cameras on the rig.
If your plumbing bursts in the winter, you should be able to rig up a temporary solution with an uneaten burrito (what's more, in this situation, the burrito's ingredients will help filter the water as it sluices toward the faucet, thereby making frozen pipes a not-so-altogether awful problem).
The story says that many of today's credit and debit cards have RFID chips built into them (as do new passports here in the US), and that a person so inclined could be able to rig together a simple device that scans for these chips.
But as Alex delves deeper into the case – it involves biological warfare, and she's able to rig up a few scenarios where her own particularly dark talents are made use of – she finds that nothing is as it seems, and that the corruption goes right to the highest levels.
It's only £9.99, but you may be able to rig something up for a lot less.
Researchers might one day be able to rig bone marrow cells to carry a good copy of the gene that causes muscular dystrophy.
While the app is designed for iPad, a good hacker will be able to rig it for use on any iOS device, including a smartphone.
While the app is designed for iPad, a good hacker will be able to rig it for use on any iOS device, including a smartphone.
You don't want a few giant political entities, corporations to be able to rig the rules so some people can steal with impunity.
Through a combination of federal state and local policies, we were able to rig the system in our favor and in our kids favor and then try and convince ourselves that it's all the result of meritocracy.
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