| 单词 | put-up job |
| 释义 | > as lemmasput-up job 1. Originally Criminals' slang. Of a crime: planned in advance by conspiracy with other persons, esp. with the assistance of someone on the premises where it occurred; (more generally, of an event, etc.) arranged beforehand in order to deceive someone; preconcerted. Frequently in put-up job. Cf. to put up 10 at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > planned (of theft) put-up1812 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > an instance or act of > planned or organized job1679 put-up job1812 plant1825 voyage of discovery1857 sting1930 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [adjective] > pre-planned put-up1812 1812 Ann. Reg. 1810 (Otridge ed.) Chron. 296/1 The police officers are of opinion, that the robbery..is what is called, in the slang language, a put-up robbery. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xix. 317 At least it can't be a put-up job, as we expected. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxx. 187 We call it a put-up robbery,..when the servants is in it. 1893 G. J. Goschen in Westm. Gaz. 6 Dec. 3/1 Your acceptance of one amendment is part and parcel of your rejection of the other. It is a put-up job. 1941 N. Coward Blithe Spirit i. ii. 50 The whole thing's a put up job—I must say, though, she shoots a more original line than they generally do. 1966 Times 10 Aug. 12/2 There was a clear agreement in advance and collusion, that a joint attack should be planned..and..the whole thing was a put-up job. 1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xv. 96 It was just stick-on wounds and fake blood in the first place. A put-up job. 2003 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 21 Mar. 2 It was a put-up job to give the appearance that what happened was unconnected with the defendant who worked there. < as lemmas |
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