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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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RELATED WORDS

scenario, practice, ploy, conspiracy, action, plot, sedition, scheme, treason, stratagem, cabal, machination, scene, twist, proposition, pitch, brainchild, gimmick, story, angle

Nearby words

put-down, put-on, put-out, put-put, put-up, put-up job, put-upon, putamen, putangitangi, putative, putative marriage
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