stitched up
Wound properly sealed
Stitched up has two distinct meanings.
Medical wounds get stitched up when closed with sutures: The doctor stitched up the gash on his arm.
In British slang, to stitch someone up is to frame them or manipulate a situation to make them appear guilty: He claimed he'd been stitched up by the police.
The past participle works as an adjective in both senses.
- sewnJoined by thread
- suturedClosed with surgical thread
- sew upSecure a certain outcome
- mendedRestored after damage
- patched upTemporarily fixed or reconciled
closed up · fixed up · scapegoated · frame-up · set up · fit up · hoodwinked · conspiracy · duped · thread · conned · taken for a ride · double-crossed · betrayed · railroaded · swindled · patched · repaired
stitched upgaping
Wide open, agape
open · unstitched · bleeding · torn open · raw
stitched upunresolved
Lacking final determination
up in the air · unsettled · pending · unfinished · incomplete
stitched upcleared
Found not guilty
exonerated · vindicated · acquitted · protected · defended