sew sth up Значение & определение

Значение на sew sth up на български

• 0 to close or repair something by sewing the edges together:

  • Let me sew up that hole in your jeans.

  • A nurse will come and sew up that wound for you soon.

• 1 If you have a competition or game sewn up, you are certain to win it or get control of it:

  • The Democratic candidate appears to have the election sewn up.

  • It's going to take another week or two to sew up this deal.

• 2 to complete something successfully:

  • He hopes to sew up the nomination by the end of the month.

  • get/have sth (all) sewn up He aims to have the first deal sewn up early next year.

• 3 to control something completely so that no one else has a share of it:

  • Our competitors have the adult market sewn up.