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put-up job
A deliberate attempt to con or deceive someone. The want ad ended up being a put-up job designed to scam money from unsuspecting victims.
put-up job
Inf. a deception; a deceptive event. That's really phony; a put-up job if I ever saw one. No put-up job is clever enough to fool me.
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.
put-up job
n. a deception; a deceptive event. That’s really phony. A put-up job if I ever saw one.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Paco | | PAH-ko | Spanish |
Gordon | | GAWR-dən | Scottish, English |
Adegoke | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
Hoshea | | - | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
ViỆN | | - | Vietnamese |
Adonis | | ə-DAH-nəs (English), ə-DO-nəs (English) | Greek Mythology |