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Discover LudwigThe phrase "patching up" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to repair or fix something, usually hastily or temporarily. Example: After their argument, Sarah and Emily spent hours patching up their friendship. In this sentence, "patching up" is used to describe the action of repairing or fixing their damaged friendship. It implies that they are working to mend their relationship quickly, without going into too much depth or addressing the underlying issues.
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We've been patching up a few holes.
Together, though, they amount to patching up the existing system.
team had been patching up some of the survivors.
"So they keep on patching up the old stuff".
"We can't keep just patching up communities," she said.
In any event, patching up the political system will not be easy.
— who has to moonlight patching up mobsters because of her brother's gambling debts.
The prime minister has also been busy patching up disagreements among his coalition partners at home.
"They don't understand that this was not about patching up an old building," she said.
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One of Mr. Reeves's most important pieces of patching-up is represented by Ford Motors' presence at this year's show.
The next few months could see either a patching-up of the rift over the succession or a purge inside the party of Mbeki loyalists.
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