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to contrive to do sth

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  • contrive — verb (T) 1 to arrange an event or situation in a clever way, especially secretly or by deceiving people: He managed to contrive a meeting between Janet and her ex boyfriend. 2 formal to succeed in doing something in spite of difficulties:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • contrive — con|trive [kənˈtraıv] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: controver, from Late Latin contropare] 1.) formal to succeed in doing something in spite of difficulties contrive to do sth ▪ Schindler contrived to save more than 1,000 Polish… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trump something up — INVENT, make up, fabricate, concoct, contrive, manufacture, devise, hatch; fake, falsify; informal cook up. → trump * * * invent a false accusation or excuse they ve trumped up charges against her * * * ˌtrump sthˈup derived to make up a false… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cook something up — (informal) CONCOCT, devise, contrive, fabricate, trump up, hatch, plot, plan, invent, make up, think up, dream up. → cook * * * concoct a story, excuse, or plan, esp. an ingenious or devious one * * * ˌcook sthˈup derived (informal) to invent sth …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock something up — (Brit. informal) MAKE QUICKLY, prepare hastily, build rapidly, whip up, rig up, throw together, cobble together, improvise, contrive; informal rustle up. → knock * * * ˌknock sthˈup derived to prepare or make sth quickly and without much effort • …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • dream something up — THINK UP, invent, concoct, devise, hatch, contrive, create, work out, come up with; informal cook up. → dream * * * imagine or invent something he s been dreaming up new ways of attracting customers * * * ˌdream sthˈup derived (informal) to …   Useful english dictionary

  • roll something over — Finance contrive or extend a particular financial arrangement this is not a good time for rolling over corporate debt * * * ˌroll sthˈover derived (technical) to allow money that sb owes to be paid back at a later date • The bank refused to roll… …   Useful english dictionary

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