put-up job
A prearranged conspiracy, especially a crime such as a burglary. For example, The police suspected that the butler was in on it—it was a put-up job. This colloquial phrase was first recorded in 1810.
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How to use put-up job in a sentence
“I regarded the whole thing as a fabrication, a hoax, a put up job,” he wrote in May 1983.
The British Punk Band That Fooled Reagan, Thatcher And The CIA | Nico Hines | January 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor 'twas all, sir, a put-up job on a pore young man like me; And the jury was bribed a puppos, and aftdrst they couldn't agree.
East and West: Poems | Bret Harte"Why, can't you see this warrant is a put-up job," Charley exclaimed impatiently.
The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle | Wilmer M. ElyIt was all a put-up job to get me out, and that Matson lad in.
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars | Lester ChadwickOf course he was one of the gang, and his fall was a put-up job to get Will out of the way.
Berry And Co. | Dornford Yates
He had been intensely interested in the Arab's tale, and the thought that it was a put-up job did not appeal to him in the least.
The Rogue Elephant | Elliott Whitney
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