stitches up
Sews a gash
Stitches up has two distinct meanings.
In the literal sense, to stitch up is to close a wound with sutures: The doctor stitched up the gash on his forehead.
In British slang, to stitch someone up is to frame or betray them—to arrange circumstances so they take blame for something: He was stitched up by his own colleagues.
- sewJoin with thread
- sews upSecures beyond doubt
- betrayViolate a trust
- stab in the backTreachery against an ally
- double crossTreacherous act of betrayal
needle · needle and thread · incision · frame · suture · arrange · thread · mend · deceive · finalize · wound · medical procedure · operating room · orchestrate · scalpel · set up · snitch · gauze
BETRAYAL/FRAMING (British slang)
stitches upexonerates
Officially clears of blame
clears · vindicates · defends · protects · stands by