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patch something together (with something)

to use something to repair something hastily or temporarily. I think I can patch the exhaust pipe together with some wire. See if you can patch this engine together well enough to run for a few more hours.

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More often than not people actually just patch together several sections thinking that it can already be considered as a whole. Checking Your Booklets for Mistakes by Katie Marcus / Advertising, marketing, public relations community A good designer does not need to patch together images using fuzzy digital erasers and merges. Printing Brochures Are not Only for Professionals by Lynne Saarte / Internet and Businesses Online community The Santa Fe High baseball team ended a three-game District 2AAAAA losing streak with a 13-1 win in five innings at Albuquerque High on Wednesday, but the Demons (13-5 overall, 2-3 2AAAAA) are still trying to patch together a pitching staff. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL; DEMONS END THREE-GAME 2AAAAA SKID by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)			pass through pass through mind pass to pass under pass up passing passport to past past caring past master past prime paste paste down paste on paste one paste up pasture pastures new pat pat answer pat down pat on pat on the back patch patch a quarrel up patch together patch up path path of least resistance paths cross patience Patience is a virtue patient as Job patriot patter patter of tiny feet pattern pattern after pattern on pave pave the way pave the way for pavement pay pay a backhanded compliment pay a call pay a call on pay a visit pay an arm and a leg pay as you go pay attention			patch management Patch Non Officiel Oblivion Patch panel Patch panel Patch panel Patch Panel Label patch panels patch panels patch pocket patch pockets patch pumpkin Patch Queue Manager patch quilt patch reef patch reefs Patch Set Exception Patch Set Update Patch Size Coefficient of Variation Patch Slice Micro-Incubator patch space patch test patch test patch test patch test patch test Patch tests Patch tests Patch tests Patch tests Patch tests patch together Patch Tuesday patch up patch up patch up patch up patch up patch up a quarrel Patch, Alexander Patch, Sam Patch-Clamp Fluorescence Microscopy Patch-Fed Rod Antenna patchable patchable patchable patchable patchable Patchable Control Store Patchbay patchboard patchboard patchboards patchboards Patchcable patchcord patchcord Patchday patched patched patched patched

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