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Definition of stitch up in English:

stitch up

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phrasal verb

  • 1stitch someone up, stitch up someoneBritish informal Manipulate a situation so that someone is placed at a disadvantage or wrongly blamed for something.

    • ‘he was stitched up by outsiders and ousted as chairman’
    falsely incriminate, get someone into trouble
    1. 1.1stitch something up, stitch up somethingArrange or secure a deal or agreement to one's advantage.
      • ‘the company has stitched up major deals all over the world to boost sales’