Patching

That's not what I heard. I heard he's patching everything up with his wife.

I'm patching things up for your mistake so it's only natural that I get a reward appropriate to my labours.

What's the point of patching such a big tear?

I'm patching things up after Tanaka's mistake so it's only natural that I get a reward appropriate to my labours.

They’re emerging from basements, sweeping away rubble, patching windows and beginning to rebuild their lives.

From the topmost palm frond to the overcolored fungi patching the black earth arrogant Beauty ruled, but to the weary eyes that looked upon her she was become an evil queen.

[…] all this is not neatness, but frippery. These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of our neighbours.