Meaning of pattern up | Babel Free
Definitions
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To sort oneself out; To fix up. Multicultural-London-English
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To bring into line. Multicultural-London-English, transitive
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To inflict unlawful physical violence upon. Multicultural-London-English, euphemistic, transitive
Equivalents
Deutsch
aufstören
Examples
“My gal so fine, pattern her. Sorry, little nigga, better pattern up.”
“A ‘debt enforcer’ made a series of lurid threats of violence to someone who owed a drugs gang money, a court has heard. Louis Tyler Hall warned his target he was going to “pattern him up” and “chef him up” – references to inflicting wounds with a knife – unless he paid.”
“And I know some people tried to pattern me up. Boy, you gotta lose weight, else we'll fatten you up.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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