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    patch over

    US /ˈpæʧ ˈoʊvɚ/

    ・

    UK /ˈpæʧ ˈəuvə/

    C1
    phr.v.To temporarily fix or cover a problem or damage.
    They patched over the broken pipe until a plumber arrived.

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    Special report: Major computer outages occur worldwide

    07:14Special report: Major computer outages occur worldwide
    • How long that fix takes to basically patch over all this, we don't know, as it seems like anecdotes of these issues and outages are still out there.

      How long that fix takes to basically patch over all this, we don't know, as it seems like anecdotes of these issues and outages are still out there.

    • How long that fix takes to basically patch over all this, we don't know, as it seems like anecdotes of these issues and outages are still out there.

      How long that fix takes to basically patch over all this, we don't know, as it seems like anecdotes of these issues and outages are still out there.

    A2

    How to be a Pirate: Part 1

    07:11How to be a Pirate: Part 1
    • I read somewhere that pirates wear eye patches so that when they go and fight on another ship, they've got one eye that's accustomed to the dark, so when they go below decks, they've got night vision and they can swap their eye patch over and they can see where they're going.

      I read somewhere that pirates wear eye patches so that when they go and fight on another ship, they've got one eye that's accustomed to the dark, so when they go below decks, they've got night vision and they can swap their eye patch over and they can see where they're going.

    B1