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What expressions do you have around here for things that are sewn carelessly? “They’re ________.”

THROWN TOGETHER 236
BOTCHED UP 113
NR 110
SLOPPY 64
HALF-SEWED 38
SLIPSHOD 37
THROWED TOGETHER 37
HALF-DONE 30
BOTCHED 28
BASTED 22
COBBLED UP 20
WHIPPED UP 19
HALF-MADE 11
WHIPSTITCHED 11
HALF-SEWN 10
SEWN WITH A HOT NEEDLE 10
SLAPPED TOGETHER 9
SHODDY 8
PULLED TOGETHER 7
SLOPPY JOB 7
HAPHAZARD 6
JUST PUT TOGETHER 6
JUST THROWN TOGETHER 6
POOR JOB 6
SLOUCHY 6
TACKED TOGETHER 6
CAUGHT UP 5
COBBLED 5
MESS 5
POORLY MADE 5
SEWN CARELESSLY 5
SLOPPED TOGETHER 5
SLOPPY WORK 5
WHIPPED TOGETHER 5
DRAWN TOGETHER 4
JUST BASTED 4
MESSED UP 4
PATCHED 4
POORLY DONE 4
POORLY SEWN 4
PUT TOGETHER 4
SLOPPILY DONE 4
SLOPPILY MADE 4
TACKED 4
BADLY SEWN 3
BASTED TOGETHER 3
BOTCHED JOB 3
BUM JOB 3
HALF-PUT-TOGETHER 3
HALF-WAY DONE 3
LOOSELY SEWN 3
MESSY 3
SLEAZY 3
SLOPPILY PUT TOGETHER 3
STITCHED 3
STUCK TOGETHER 3
BASTED UP 2
BATCHED UP 2
BOTCHED-UP AFFAIR 2
CAUGHT TOGETHER 2
HALF-ASSED JOB 2
HALF-SEW 2
HIT-OR-MISS 2
HURRY-UP JOB 2
IT’S A SLOPPY JOB 2
JAGGED 2
JUNK 2
JUST HALF-SEWED 2
LOUSY JOB 2
MADE IN A HURRY 2
MAMMY-MADE 2
POORLY STITCHED 2
SHABBY 2
SHIP-SHOD 2
SHODDY WORK 2
SLOVENLY 2
SLUNG TOGETHER 2
TACKY 2
WHIPPED 2
AIN’T HALF-SEWN 1
AIN’T MADE RIGHT 1
ALL SLEAZY 1
BADLY DID 1
BADLY DONE 1
BLOTCHED UP 1
BLOWN TOGETHER 1
BOGGLE 1
BOGGLED 1
BOTCHED TOGETHER 1
BOTCHED-UP JOB 1
BOTCHY 1
BUNCHING 1
BUTCHERED 1
CARELESSLY DONE 1
CARELESSLY PUT TOGETHER 1
CARELESSLY SEWN 1
CATCHED IT UP 1
CAT-CLAWED 1
CAT-STITCHED 1
CHEAPLY MADE 1
COBBLED-UP JOB 1
COMING APART 1
DARNED IT IN A HURRY 1
DETAILING IS OFF 1
DID A SLOPPY JOB 1
DIDN’T TAKE MUCH PAINS 1
DOESN’T KNOW HER ONIONS ABOUT SEWING 1
DONE CARELESSLY 1
DONE HALF-ASSED 1
DONE HALF-WAY 1
DONE HAPHAZARDLY 1
DONE IN A HAPHAZARD MANNER 1
DONE SLOPPY 1
FALLING APART 1
FLIMSY 1
FLUNG TOGETHER 1
GALLOPED TOGETHER 1
GOOD FOR NOTHING 1
HALF-DO THE JOB 1
HALF-FIXED 1
HALF-SEWED-UP 1
HALF-SEWN-UP 1
HALF-WAY MADE 1
HAND-SEWN 1
HAPHAZARD ABOUT IT 1
HAPHAZARD JOB 1
HAPHAZARDLY DONE 1
HEMSTITHING 1
HOBBLED 1
HODGE-PODGE 1
HOG-STITCHED 1
HOMEMADE 1
HOT NEEDLED 1
HOW’D YOU EVER COME TO SEW THIS WAY 1
ISN’T EVEN PUT TOGETHER 1
IT WASN’T SEWN WELL 1
IT’LL RIP OUT 1
JAKEY 1
JUST A MESS 1
JUST CAUGHT UP 1
JUST HUNG TOGETHER 1
JUST PULLED TOGETHER 1
JUST RUN UP 1
JUST SLIPSHOD 1
JUST SLOUCHED OVER 1
JUST TACKED TOGETHER 1
JUST TACKED UP 1
JUST THREW THAT TOGETHER 1
JUST WHANGED OUT 1
JUST WHANGED UP 1
KA’PULU 1
LACKADAISY 1
LICK AND A PROMISE 1
LOOK LIKE THEY’RE THROWN TOGETHER 1
LOOSE 1
LOOSELY DONE 1
LOUSY 1
MADE A BOTCH OF IT 1
MADE A MESS 1
MADE A MESS OF IT 1
MADE A MESS OUT OF IT 1
MADE IN A SLIPSHOD WAY 1
MADE POORLY 1
MADE WITH A HOT NEEDLE 1
MAKE SHIFT 1
MENDED CARELESSLY 1
MENDED SLOPPY 1
MESSY JOB 1
MESSY PIECE OF SEWING 1
MESSY WORK 1
MUST HAVE BEEN IN A HURRY 1
NIGGERED UP 1
NOT FINISHED 1
NOT HALF-DONE 1
NOT HALF-MADE 1
NOT IN GOOD TASTE 1
NOT NEAT 1
NOT SEWED GOOD 1
NOT SEWN WELL 1
ONLY DID A HALF-JOB 1
PASTED TOGETHER 1
PATCH JOB 1
PATCHED POORLY 1
PATCHED TOGETHER 1
PATCHED UP 1
PATCHWORK 1
PITCHED TOGETHER 1
POOR WORKMANSHIP 1
POORLY FINISHED 1
POORLY MENDED 1
POORLY SEWED 1
PORELY MADE 1
PRETTY SHODDY 1
PUCKERED UP 1
PUT TOGETHER HALF-ASSED 1
PUT TOGETHER HALF-WAY 1
PUT TOGETHER HIT OR MISS 1
PUT TOGETHER IN A HURRY 1
PUT TOGETHER VERY SLOPPY 1
QUITE SLOPPY 1
RAGGED LOOKING 1
RAVELED 1
READY TO COME APART 1
REJECTS 1
RIDICULOUS 1
ROPED TOGETHER 1
ROUGH SEWN 1
RUN UP 1
SCREWED UP 1
SEAMED UP 1
SEWED IN A HURRY 1
SEWED UP ROUGH 1
SEWED WITH A HOT NEEDLE 1
SEWED WITH HOT NEEDLE 1
SEWN HARUM-SCARUM 1
SEWN HIT AND MISS 1
SEWN IN A HURRY 1
SEWN IN THE DARK 1
SEWN LIKE A HIT-AND-MISS 1
SEWN OVER AND OVER 1
SEWN SLOPPILY 1
SEWN SLOPPY 1
SEWN VERY POORLY 1
SEWN WITH A HOT NEEDLE AND A BURNING THREAD 1
SEWN WITH A RED HOT NEEDLE AND BURNING THREAD 1
SEWN WITH A RED-HOT NEEDLE AND A BURNING THREAD 1
SHE MADE A BOBBLE OUT OF THAT 1
SHLOPADICKLE 1
SHODDILY MADE 1
SHODDILY PUT TOGETHER 1
SHODDY JOB 1
SKETCHY 1
SKIP 1
SKIPPED OVER 1
SLACK WORK 1
SLAPDASH 1
SLAZY 1
SLIPSHOD JOB 1
SLIP-STITCHED 1
SLOBBED UP 1
SLOP JOB 1
SLOPPED UP 1
SLOPPY MESS 1
SLOPPY SEWER 1
SLOPPY SEWING 1
SLOUCHED OVER 1
SLOUCHED UP 1
SLOUCHY WORK 1
SLUBBERY WORK 1
SORRY 1
SORRY JOB 1
STITCHED IN A HURRY 1
STITCHED TOGETHER 1
STRUNG AROUND 1
SURE WAS MADE SHABBY 1
TACKED UP 1
TEMPORARILY STITCHED TOGETHER 1
THEY BUNGLED IT 1
THEY HAD A DAMN MECHANIC 1
THEY MADE A MESS OF IT 1
THEY SEWED IT FROU-FROU 1
THEY USED A HOT NEEDLE 1
THEY WASN’T DONE VERY NEATLY 1
THEY’VE HALF FIXED IT 1
THREW IT TOGETHER 1
THROWN HELTER-SKELTER 1
TOO LOOSE 1
TOSSED AWAY 1
TOSSED IN A HEAP 1
TOSSED TOGETHER 1
TUCKED UP 1
TWISTED AND NOT SEWN RIGHT 1
UNTIDY 1
VERY POOR JOB 1
VERY SLOPPILY DONE 1
WHACKED UP 1
WHAMPED 1
WHANGED TOGETHER 1
WHANGED UP 1
WHICH AND TOTHER 1
WHIPPED UP ANY OLD WAY 1
WHIPPPED UP 1
WISHED TOGETHER 1
YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO SEW 1
ZIPPED UP 1

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