单词 | to frame up |
释义 | > as lemmasto frame up a. transitive. To pre-arrange (something), esp. surreptitiously and with sinister intent; to concoct, fabricate; to fake the result of (a contest, etc.). Also: to conspire to have (a crime) falsely pinned on someone. Frequently in to frame up. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > conspire against [verb (transitive)] > manage fraudulently to frame up1891 to cut up1923 bend1960 1891 R. E. Baker After Taps ii. 34 Dey's got it all framed up to go to der club for dinner. 1903 E. Flower Spoilsmen xiv. 143 Tom thinks he has a little scheme framed up there that will give us a chance to contest the election. 1910 E. A. Walcott Open Door vii. 86 ‘An' then he frames up dis job on me,’ said Jimmy bitterly. ‘Oh, I'm de fall guy, all right’. 1916 Chicago Tribune 27 Apr. ii. 15/8 Well went to Chicago..and deliberately ‘framed’ the accusations against Biddinger to prevent the debonair detective from testifying in person at the coming Charlestown trial. 1923 Everybody's Nov. 149/2 Me and the gorillas got together and framed up the fight. Micky and Martino was to have a three-minute round battle to a finish without the mitts. 1938 I. F. Marcosson Turbulent Years xii. 293 A scheme was framed up that the prisoner should feign insanity. 1967 S. Rabinovich Jews in Soviet Union 12 Despite the absence of evidence the case was framed up and exaggerated with the purpose of obtaining a severe sentence. 2009 A. Gross Don't look Twice lxxi. 272 There was never any scam. They just told you to frame a case around him—isn't that right? < as lemmas |
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