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.

See also: job

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.

See also: job

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.

See also: job

put-up job

n. a deception; a deceptive event. That’s really phony. A put-up job if I ever saw one.

See also: job

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Izem	-	Northern African, Berber
Mariangela	-	Italian
Furaha	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Hogan	['həugən]
Atem	-	Egyptian Mythology
Ghassan	-	Arabic