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stitch someone up — Brit. informal manipulate a situation to someone s disadvantage. → stitch … English new terms dictionary
stitch (someone) up — vb British a. to concoct false evidence against someone, to frame . A piece of underworld and police jargon from the 1950s which penetrated popular speech in the 1980s. ► Openshaw, 41, allegedly said on his ar rest: I m being stitched up . The… … Contemporary slang
stitch up — (slang) 1. To incriminate by informing on 2. To swindle (stitchˈ up noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑stitch * * * stitch up [phrasal verb] 1 stitch (someone or something) up or stitch up (someone or something) : to use a needle and thread to close a… … Useful english dictionary
stitch — 1 noun 1 SEWING (C) one of the short pieces of thread that you can see in a piece of cloth where it has been sewn: Some of the stitches have come out of this shirt sleeve. 2 WITH WOOL (C) one of the small circles that join together to make a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stitch — noun 1》 a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting. ↘a method of sewing, knitting, or crocheting producing a particular pattern: an embroidery stitch. 2》 [usu. with… … English new terms dictionary
stitch up — 1) PHRASAL VERB To stitch someone up means to trick them so that they are put in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where they are blamed for something they have not done. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n P] He claimed that a police officer … English dictionary
stitch up — Verb. To betray with false evidence. Also phrased to stitch someone up. Noun. An act of betrayal with the use of falsified evidence … English slang and colloquialisms
stitch-up — see ↑stitch up below. • • • Main Entry: ↑stitch * * * stitch up UK US noun [countable] [singular stitch up plural stitch ups … Useful english dictionary
stitch-up — n BrE a situation in which someone is deliberately deceived … Dictionary of contemporary English
stitch up — ► stitch up Brit. informal 1) manipulate (a situation) to someone s disadvantage. 2) cheat or falsely incriminate. Main Entry: ↑stitch … English terms dictionary
