sew up

sew up
transitive verb
1) nähen [Saum, Naht, Wunde]

they sewed me up after the operation — (coll.) nach der Operation haben sie mich wieder zugenäht

2) (Brit. fig. coll.): (settle, arrange)

be sewn up — unter Dach und Fach sein; (completely organized) durchorganisiert sein

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(to fasten completely or mend by sewing.) zunähen
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sew up
vt
to \sew up sth ⇆ up
1. (repair) etw zunähen
the doctor \sew uped the wound up der Arzt nähte die Wunde
to \sew up up a hole ein Loch zunähen
2. (fam: complete successfully) etw zum Abschluss bringen
it's going to take another week or two to \sew up up this deal man wird noch eine oder zwei Wochen brauchen, um den Deal perfekt zu machen
3. (fam: make sure of winning) sich dat etw sichern
the team had the match \sew upn up by half-time die Mannschaft hatte schon zur Halbzeit den Sack zugemacht fam
the Democrats appear to have the election \sew upn up die Demokraten scheinen die Wahl bereits für sich entschieden zu haben
4. (gain control of) sich akk einer Sache gen bemächtigen, etw einsacken fam
to \sew up up the market den Markt unter seine Kontrolle bringen
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vt sep
1) (lit) nähen (ALSO MED); opening zunähen

to sew sth up in sth — etw in etw (acc) einnähen

2) (fig) unter Dach und Fach bringen

it's all sewn up — es ist unter Dach und Fach

we've got the game all sewn up — das Spiel ist gelaufen (inf)

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transitive verb
1) nähen [Saum, Naht, Wunde]

they sewed me up after the operation — (coll.) nach der Operation haben sie mich wieder zugenäht

2) (Brit. fig. coll.): (settle, arrange)

be sewn up — unter Dach und Fach sein; (completely organized) durchorganisiert sein

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v.
vernähen v.

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