Sentences with phrase «patch job»
The phrase "patch job" refers to a temporary or quick fix to a problem or situation, usually without completely solving or addressing the underlying issue. It implies that a more thorough or permanent solution may still be needed. Full definition
This also goes for leaky pipes that had a good patch job.
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The house is wonderful but a complete mess - dirty walls, bad patch jobs from the previous owners, and the kids bedrooms are bright pink, bright blue, and bright purple.
It was a theoretical patch job to keep the universe stationary instead of collapsing on itself because of gravity.
This really is just a simple cosmetic surface patch job.
Many roofers will come out to do patch jobs for reasonable prices.
For one thing Alberta, a province with a population half that of Quebec, has seen 35,000 oil patch jobs disappear so far this year.
The $ 6500 is including a new roof, new drywall in 20 % of the house, T111 on the exterior (small patch job), new fixtures and faceplates, and many more to name.
I patched areas where the plaster fell away with the border and cleaned up a messy patch job from when the A / C vent was installed.
And it could be a bad patch job to a tire that had a puncture.
The NHS may be able to piece together numbers based on the 2006 census and available information on inflows and outflows since then, but this is at best a patch job.)
Those projected surpluses are a bit of a patch job, held together by baling wire and duct tape: they depend on some conveniently timed asset sales (e.g., the divestment of the federal government's GM holdings) a delayed reduction in EI contribution rates — and continued spending restraint.
As rough as my braid looked before going into the oven, I was pleasantly surprised when the loaf came out looking gorgeous despite my patch job.
«You can see where the cracks used to be, where the patch job is taking place.
We did this in our family room a couple of years ago to hide a patch job in our leaky popcorn ceiling.
Ford replaced a lot of sheet metal on the new Focus, but the overall effect looks like a patch job.
They suggested it was a patch job merely to troubleshoot the engine code / EGR fix, and my exhaust system would need significant additional work.
A bit of cruel irony struck days before the new shoes came in, however, and one of the existing ones picked up a nail, adding $ 20 to the tab for the patch job.
We ordered a new set from Tire Rack, but before the four new RE050s ever came in, costing $ 151.45 each, we had to drop $ 20 on a patch job when the right rear picked up a nail.
Another 300 - 400 to have full paint job or patch job.
The best way is to replace the entire drain now and I would hesitate to deal with any plumbing company that would be willing to do a patch job.
I WILL NOT DO A PATCH JOB, OH NO THAT»S NOT ME MISTER»