When a woman is in a hurry and has to sew up a torn place quickly, she might say, “I’ll just ________.”
| BASTE IT | 145 |
| WHIP IT UP | 117 |
| CATCH IT UP | 85 |
| STITCH IT UP | 84 |
| TACK IT | 72 |
| BASTE IT UP | 49 |
| MEND IT | 46 |
| RUN IT UP | 38 |
| STITCH IT | 38 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE | 37 |
| TACK IT UP | 35 |
| NR | 31 |
| PATCH IT | 30 |
| CATCH IT | 28 |
| CATCH IT TOGETHER | 20 |
| DARN IT | 19 |
| DRAW IT TOGETHER | 18 |
| PATCH IT UP | 17 |
| PIN IT | 16 |
| SEW IT UP | 14 |
| PIN IT UP | 13 |
| PULL IT TOGETHER | 13 |
| ZIP IT UP | 10 |
| WHANG IT UP | 9 |
| DARN IT UP | 7 |
| STITCH THIS UP | 7 |
| HIT IT A LICK | 6 |
| WHIP IT TOGETHER | 6 |
| WHIP IT | 5 |
| FIX IT TO MAKE OUT | 4 |
| STITCH IT TOGETHER | 4 |
| THROW IT TOGETHER | 4 |
| COBBLE IT UP | 3 |
| DRAW IT UP | 3 |
| GATHER IT UP | 3 |
| MEND | 3 |
| MEND IT FOR NOW | 3 |
| MEND THIS | 3 |
| PULL THIS TOGETHER | 3 |
| SEAM IT UP | 3 |
| TACK IT TOGETHER | 3 |
| TAKE A FEW STITCHES | 3 |
| TAKE A STITCH IN IT | 3 |
| WHANG IT TOGETHER | 3 |
| WHIPSTITCH IT | 3 |
| BASTE | 2 |
| BASTE IT IN | 2 |
| BASTE IT SHUT | 2 |
| BASTE IT TOGETHER | 2 |
| CATCH THIS | 2 |
| FIX IT | 2 |
| GIVE IT A ONE-TWO | 2 |
| HEM IT | 2 |
| HOOK IT UP | 2 |
| PATCH THIS | 2 |
| PUT IN A STITCH | 2 |
| RUN IT UP ON THE MACHINE | 2 |
| SEW IT IN A HURRY | 2 |
| SEW THIS UP | 2 |
| STITCH | 2 |
| TAKE A STITCH | 2 |
| TAKE IT UP | 2 |
| WHOOP IT UP | 2 |
| BACK IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| BASE IT | 1 |
| BASTE THAT UP | 1 |
| BASTE THIS A LITTLE | 1 |
| BOGGLE IT UP | 1 |
| BOTCH IT UP | 1 |
| BOTCH THIS UP | 1 |
| BURN IT UP | 1 |
| CATCH ‘EM UP | 1 |
| CATCH IT FOR THE MOMENT | 1 |
| CATCH IT WITH A THREAD | 1 |
| CATCH TOGETHER | 1 |
| COBBLE IT | 1 |
| DARN | 1 |
| DARN IT UP IN A HURRY | 1 |
| DARN THIS | 1 |
| DARN THIS UP | 1 |
| DO A CATCH-UP JOB | 1 |
| DO A FAST JOB | 1 |
| DO IT IN A JIFF | 1 |
| DO IT TEMPORARILY | 1 |
| DO THIS IN A JIFFY | 1 |
| DRAG IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| DRAW IT SHUT | 1 |
| DRAW IT UP A LITTLE BIT | 1 |
| DURN IT | 1 |
| FASTEN IT | 1 |
| FIX IT IN A HURRY | 1 |
| FIX IT QUICK | 1 |
| FIX IT TEMPORARILY | 1 |
| FIX IT TO HOLD | 1 |
| FIX THIS | 1 |
| GATHER IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A HALF JOB | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND PROMISE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A QUICK ONCE-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A QUICK REPAIR | 1 |
| GIVE IT A STITCH | 1 |
| GIVE IT A STITCH AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A STITCH IN TIME | 1 |
| GOBBLE IT | 1 |
| GOBBLE IT UP | 1 |
| GOBBLE IT UP FOR NOW | 1 |
| HALF-DO IT | 1 |
| HEM IT UP | 1 |
| HEMCORD IT | 1 |
| HIT IT A LICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| HIT OR MISS | 1 |
| HURRY THIS UP | 1 |
| IRON ON THE PATCH | 1 |
| JUST SEW IT UP | 1 |
| MEND IT QUICKLY | 1 |
| MEND IT WITH A RUNNING STITCH | 1 |
| MEND THESE | 1 |
| MEND THIS RIGHT AWAY | 1 |
| MEND THIS UP RIGHT QUICK | 1 |
| MIND IT | 1 |
| NERK IT UP | 1 |
| OVERCAST IT | 1 |
| OVERCAST IT TEMPORARY | 1 |
| PATCH | 1 |
| PATCH IT IN A HURRY | 1 |
| PATCH IT QUICK | 1 |
| PIECE IT | 1 |
| PIN IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| PIN THIS UP | 1 |
| PULL IN THE LOOSE ENDS | 1 |
| PULL IT TOGETHER FOR NOW | 1 |
| PULL IT TOGETHER IN A HURRY | 1 |
| PUT A COUPLE OF STITCHES IN | 1 |
| PUT A PIN IN IT | 1 |
| PUT A SAFETY PIN IN IT | 1 |
| PUT A STITCH OR TWO IN | 1 |
| PUT A TUCK IN IT | 1 |
| PUT IN A FEW STITCHES | 1 |
| PUT IT ON TEMPORARY | 1 |
| PUT IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| PUT THIS TOGETHER | 1 |
| PUT THIS TOGETHER AS QUICK AS I CAN | 1 |
| QUICK STITCH IT | 1 |
| QUICKLY SEW IT | 1 |
| RAILROAD IT | 1 |
| REPAIR IT TEMPORARILY | 1 |
| ROUGH-STITCH IT | 1 |
| RUN A SEAM | 1 |
| RUN IT | 1 |
| RUN IT THROUGH | 1 |
| RUN IT UP QUICK | 1 |
| RUN IT UP WITH A NEEDLE | 1 |
| RUN THIS TOGETHER | 1 |
| RUN UP A STITCH | 1 |
| RUSH IT | 1 |
| SEW IT | 1 |
| SEW IT IN A JIFFY | 1 |
| SEW IT QUICKLY | 1 |
| SEW IT SO IT’LL HOLD AWHILE | 1 |
| SEW IT TO HOLD | 1 |
| SEW IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| SEW IT UP A RIP | 1 |
| SEW IT UP ANY OLD WAY | 1 |
| SEW IT UP IN A HURRY | 1 |
| SEW IT UP IN A JIF | 1 |
| SEW IT UP QUICK | 1 |
| SEW THIS | 1 |
| SKETCH IT | 1 |
| SLAM IT | 1 |
| SLAP IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| SLICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| SNAP IT UP | 1 |
| STAB IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| STICK IT UP | 1 |
| STITCH IT HOME | 1 |
| STITCH IT LIGHTLY | 1 |
| STITCH IT UP QUICKLY | 1 |
| STITCH THIS IN A HURRY | 1 |
| TACK | 1 |
| TACK IT FOR NOW | 1 |
| TACK IT TOGETHER WITH A HOT NEEDLE | 1 |
| TACK IT UP TOGETHER | 1 |
| TAKE A FEW STITCHES IN IT | 1 |
| TAKE A STITCH IN THAT | 1 |
| TAKE A STITCH OR TWO | 1 |
| TAKE A STITCH OR TWO IN IT | 1 |
| TAKE A TACK IN IT | 1 |
| THIS IS A MAKESHIFT JOB | 1 |
| THROW IT QUICKLY TOGETHER | 1 |
| TOUCH IT UP | 1 |
| USE A SAFETY PIN | 1 |
| WHACK IT UP | 1 |
| WHIP IT OVER | 1 |
| WHIP IT UP FOR THE TIME BEING | 1 |
| WHOOP IT OVER | 1 |
| ZIP IT TOGETHER | 1 |
| ZIP IT UP A BIT | 1 |
| ZIP THIS UP QUICKLY | 1 |
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