stitch up

recoudre, suturer

Fermer un trou ou assembler des morceaux avec une aiguille et du fil.

En anglais simple : To close a hole or join pieces of material using a needle and thread.

• Can you stitch up this hole?
• The nurse stitched up the cut on his arm.
• I stitched the torn pocket up before leaving.

Comment l'utiliser : stitch something up (The doctor stitched the cut up.)

Synonymes : sew up

Expressions courantes : stitch something up, stitch up something

faire accuser à tort, piéger

Faire paraître quelqu'un coupable d'un acte qu'il n'a pas commis, par des moyens malhonnêtes.

En anglais simple : To make someone appear guilty of something they did not do, using dishonest methods.

• Someone stitched him up.
• She claimed the police had stitched her up with false evidence.
• Did they stitch you up for stealing the money?

Comment l'utiliser : stitch someone up for something (They stitched him up for a crime he did not commit.)

Synonymes : frame, set up

Expressions courantes : stitch someone up, stitch up someone

faire marcher, piéger

Tromper quelqu'un, parfois pour plaisanter, parfois pour lui faire du tort.

En anglais simple : To trick someone, sometimes as a joke and sometimes to harm them.

• My brother stitched me up.
• They stitched her up by sending her to the wrong address.
• Are you trying to stitch me up with this story?

Comment l'utiliser : stitch someone up (My friends stitched me up with a fake party invitation.)

Synonymes : trick, fool, deceive

Expressions courantes : stitch someone up, stitch up someone

arranger en secret, truquer

Organiser quelque chose, souvent secrètement ou injustement, à son avantage ou avant que d'autres puissent s'y opposer.

En anglais simple : To arrange something, often secretly or unfairly, so that it benefits you or is decided before others can object.

• They stitched up the deal in private.
• The committee had stitched up the result before members voted.
• Who helped stitch up that contract for the mayor’s friend?

Comment l'utiliser : stitch something up (The leaders stitched the agreement up before the meeting.)

Synonymes : fix, rig, arrange

Expressions courantes : stitch up a deal, stitch something up

fabriquer, monter de toutes pièces

Inventer une histoire ou un dossier d'accusation mensonger, souvent pour nuire à quelqu'un.

En anglais simple : To invent a false story or legal case, often to get someone into trouble.

• They stitched up a false case.
• The officers stitched up evidence against her.
• Who helped stitch up the story used in court?

Comment l'utiliser : stitch up something against someone (They stitched up a case against an innocent man.)

Synonymes : fabricate, invent, concoct

Expressions courantes : stitch up a case, stitch something up