adj. phr. , informal Won or arranged as you wish; decided. They thought they had the game sewed up, but the other team won it with a touchdown in the last quarter. Dick thought he had the job sewed up, but another boy got it.
Compare: IN THE BAG.
adj. phr. , informal Won or arranged as you wish; decided. They thought they had the game sewed up, but the other team won it with a touchdown in the last quarter. Dick thought he had the job sewed up, but another boy got it.
Compare: IN THE BAG.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012