put-up job 的定义
- 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.
put-up job 近义词
等同于 scheme
等同于 conspiracy
更多put-up job例句
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