W28

Someone who’s in a hurry and has to sew up a torn place quickly might say, “I’ll just ________.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

TACK IT 6
BASTE IT 5
TACK IT UP 5
GIVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE 3
MEND IT 2
SEW IT UP 2
STITCH IT UP 2
DO A QUICK STITCH 1
FREEHAND IT 1
PATCH IT 1
PATCH IT OVER 1
PATCH IT UP 1
PIN IT 1
QUICK SEW 1
SEW IT 1
SEW THAT UP 1
TAPE IT 1

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