List of antonyms from "pat on back" to antonyms from "paternalism"


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Definition of the day : « patch up »

  • verb settle differences
Example sentences :
  • But it would be a sin to allow it; it would be spoiling a saint to patch up a sinner.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • I was glad to patch up the quarrel, and willing to say and think no more about it.
  • Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
  • I hit one of the canoes, Luka; I fancy they are trying to patch up the hole.
  • Extract from : « Condemned as a Nihilist » by George Alfred Henty
  • The king then empowered Melbourne to patch up the whig ministry.
  • Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol XI » by George Brodrick
  • Evidently his wife was not going to patch up peace at a word.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • Why, they say Spain is trying to patch up the quarrel between us and France.
  • Extract from : « Held Fast For England » by G. A. Henty
  • Actually she was trying to patch up his fallen angel for him.
  • Extract from : « Christmas Roses and Other Stories » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • They seek how they may patch up these fables, but they find no way.
  • Extract from : « The City of God, Volume I » by Aurelius Augustine
  • Husband and wife had tried to patch up the damage, but had failed.
  • Extract from : « Wanderers » by Knut Hamsun
  • Do you wish to patch up a most clever piece with new daubing?
  • Extract from : « The Captiva and The Mostellaria » by Plautus