From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstitch somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1 MHDHto put stitches in cloth or a wound in order to fasten parts of it together She stitched up the cut and left it to heal.2 SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto get a deal or agreement completed satisfactorily so that it cannot be changed The deal was stitched up in minutes.3 British English informal to deceive someone, especially in order to gain money from them4 British English informalGUILTY to make someone seem guilty of a crime by providing false information SYN frame → stitch→ See Verb table
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stitch up• Can you stitch this up for me, baby?• A friend of mine recently stitched himself up neatly.• It was a stitch - up; the referee was bribed.stitch-upˈstitch-up, stitch up noun [countable] British English a situation in which someone is deliberately deceived 