Collocations for "stitches"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stitches" in context.
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stitch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- stitch (up) a [blanket, hole, lip]
- stich [fabrics, curtains] together
- stitch together [fabrics]
- stitch a [shirt, t-shirt, jacket] with a logo
- stitched up her [injuries, lacerations, wounds, cuts]
- [they, the doctors] stitched her up
- he was stitched up (at the hospital)
- slang, UK: [was, have been] stitched up (good and proper, like a kipper)
'stitches' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):