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put-up job

noun
🔊/ˈpʊt ʌp dʒɒb/
🔊/ˈpʊt ʌp dʒɑːb/
[usually singular] (informal)
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  1. a plan or an event that has been arranged secretly in order to trick or cheat somebody骗局；障眼法
    • His disappearance could simply be a put-up job.他的失踪可能只是一项繁重的工作。