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sewed up

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*sewed up

 

1. Lit. [the sewing of a gap in cloth] completed. (*Typically: get something ~; have something ~.) Have you got that tear sewed up yet?

2. and *wrapped up Fig. settled or finished. (*Typically: get something ~; have something ~.) I'll take the contract to the mayor tomorrow morning. I'll get the whole deal sewed up by noon. Don't worry about the car loan. I'll have it wrapped up in time to make the purchase.

See also: sew, up

sewed up

1. mod. completed. I’ve just about got this contract sewed up.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She’s not just drunk; she’s sewed up.

See also: sew, up