piece together

piece together
piece together
To put together bit by bit
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Main Entry:piece

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piece together [phrasal verb]
piece (something) together or piece together (something) : to make (something) by bringing together various parts or pieces

She pieced the quilt together from scraps of old cloth.

Watching the movie was like piecing together [=putting together] a jigsaw puzzle.

: to bring together (various parts or pieces) to form one complete thing

The police had to piece together reports from several witnesses to get an accurate account of what happened.

piecing together the clues/evidence

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Main Entry:piece

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