Schall hopes to sew up the nomination for governor this week.
The company hopes to have a deal sewn up by the end of the year.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
sew up — (something) to remove all doubt about the successful result of something. Schall hopes to sew up the nomination for governor this week. The company hopes to have a deal sewn up by the end of the year … New idioms dictionary
sew up — transitive verb 1. Britain : to wear out : fatigue reclining hopelessly on a settee, already dazed, sewn up, exhausted, and knocked out Herbert Read 2. a. : to secure or assure exclusive control of (as a business proposition or arrangement)… … Useful english dictionary
sew — [ sou ] (past tense sewed; past participle sewn [ soun ] or sewed) verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to make or repair clothes using a needle and THREAD: sew a skirt/hem 2. ) to fasten something using a needle and THREAD: sew something on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sew — [səu US sou] v past tense sewed past participle sewn [səun US soun] or sewed [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: siwian] to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them ▪ I learned to sew at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sew — [sō] vt. sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing [ME sewen < OE siwian, akin to Goth siujan < IE base * siw , to sew > SEAM, L suere (pp. sutus), to sew, sew together] 1. to join or fasten with stitches made with needle and thread 2. to make, mend … English World dictionary
sew — [səʊ ǁ soʊ] verb sewed PASTTENSE sewn PASTPART [səʊn ǁ soʊn] also sewed sew something → up phrasal verb [transitive] 1 … Financial and business terms
sew|ing — «SOH ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. work done with a needle and thread: »The fine even stitching was a beautiful piece of sewing. SYNONYM(S): needlework. 2. something to be sewed: »He took his sewing to the tailor. –adj. for sewing; used in… … Useful english dictionary
sew — verb past tense sewed past participle sewn /sUn/ also sewed AmE (I, T) to use a needle and thread to join pieces of cloth together to make or repair clothes or fasten something such as a button to them: I learned to sew at school. | sew sth on… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sew */ — UK [səʊ] / US [soʊ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sew : present tense I/you/we/they sew he/she/it sews present participle sewing past tense sewed past participle sewn UK [səʊn] / US [soʊn] 1) to make or repair clothes using a needle… … English dictionary
sew — [[t]so͟ʊ[/t]] sews, sewing, sewed, sewn 1) VERB When you sew something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle. [V n] She sewed the dresses on the sewing… … English dictionary
