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Discover Ludwig"patched up" is a valid phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe when something has been fixed or repaired, especially when the repair is done quickly or imperfectly. For example, "The roof had been patched up, but it was still leaking."
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Fortunately, we've patched up our holes".
"Everything is patched up," Coleman said.
(He has since patched up the relationships).
Whether things have been patched up remains to be seen.
Things that wear out get patched up, again and again.
(Alomar and Hirschbeck have since patched up their differences).
The two have patched up their differences publicly and privately.
The rift was patched up in later years.
Thoroughfares are patched up constantly, he said, but not properly.
Patched up, he took command the next day.
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The houses were made of patched-up straw and metal.
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