put-up job
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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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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