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I want to stitch up those eyelids.
The attempts to stitch up representatives of left-wing parties are so awkward and blatant, it would be easier and more subtle to just ban elections.
only problem now is Russian authorities stitch up the severed limb put a dressing on it and send the soldier back anyway.
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(Britain, Australia, slang) To maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone; to set up (in the sense trap or ensnare).
“The attempts to stitch up representatives of left-wing parties are so awkward and blatant, it would be easier and more subtle to just ban elections.”
replied that he closes the cyst puncture with Well's clamp forceps when the cyst wall is strong enough. In some cases he stitches up the opening, or ties a string below it when the cyst walls are loose and soft.
“I want to stitch up those eyelids.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The attempts to stitch up representatives of left-wing parties are so awkward and blatant, it would be easier and more subtle to just ban elections.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“only problem now is Russian authorities stitch up the severed limb put a dressing on it and send the soldier back anyway.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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To fabricate (e.g. a legal case).
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To join or close by sewing.
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