- cobble something together
- roughly assemble something from available parts or elements.→ cobble
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cobble something together — PREPARE ROUGHLY/HASTILY, make roughly/hastily, throw together; improvise, contrive, rig (up), whip up; informal rustle up; Brit. informal knock up. → cobble * * * … Useful english dictionary
cobble — cobble1 noun (also cobblestone) a small round stone used to cover road surfaces. Derivatives cobbled adjective Origin ME: from cob1 + le2. cobble2 verb 1》 (cobble something together) roughly assemble something fr … English new terms dictionary
cobble together — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone has cobbled something together, you mean that they have made or produced it roughly or quickly. [V P n (not pron)] The group had cobbled together a few decent songs... [V n P] You can cobble it… … English dictionary
cobble — 1 verb (T) 1 old fashioned to repair or make shoes 2 to put cobblestones on a street cobble sth together phrasal verb (T) informal to quickly make something that is useful but not perfect: The diplomats cobbled together an agreement. | She… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cobble — To put something together in a rough or clumsy manner. This is usually done as a temporary measure until more permanent repairs can be made … Dictionary of automotive terms
cobble together — verb put together hastily • Syn: ↑cobble up • Hypernyms: ↑compose, ↑compile • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˌcobble to ˈgether … Useful english dictionary
cobble — cob|ble1 [ˈkɔbəl US ˈka: ] v [T] old fashioned [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: COBBLER2] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: COBBLE2] 1.) to repair or make shoes 2.) to put ↑cobblestones on a street cobble tog … Dictionary of contemporary English
cobble together — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cobble together : present tense I/you/we/they cobble together he/she/it cobbles together present participle cobbling together past tense cobbled together past participle cobbled together to make something… … English dictionary
cobble — cob|ble1 [ kabl ] noun count a COBBLESTONE cobble cob|ble 2 [ kabl ] verb ,cobble to gether phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to make something quickly and without a lot of care, using whatever is available: He cobbled together a meal from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cobble up — verb put together hastily • Syn: ↑cobble together • Hypernyms: ↑compose, ↑compile • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
