put-up job
noun [C usually singular] /ˈpʊt.ʌpˌdʒɒb/
/ˈpʊt̬.ʌpˌdʒɑːb/ informalDefinition
› an attempt to trick or deceive someone: The scheme looked like a good investment, but it turned out that the whole thing was a put-up job.Plotting and trappingPlanning, expecting and arrangingCheating and tricking
(Definition of put-up job noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Lies, lying & hypocrisy
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put-on noun
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put/get sb's back up idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in league with sb idiom
- cahoots noun
- catch sb out phrasal verb (TRICK)
- chicanery noun
- cloak-and-dagger adjective
- conspirator noun
- conspire verb
- entrap verb
- entrapment noun
- hatch verb (PLAN)
- have a card up your sleeve idiom
- plotter noun (PERSON)
- ploy noun
- pretext noun
- scheme noun
- scheme verb
- set-up noun (TRICK)
- sting noun (GETTING STH)
- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
- wheeze noun (PLAN)
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Plotting & trapping
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