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单词 stitch-up
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Definition of stitch-up in English:

stitch-up

noun
British informal
  • An act of placing someone in a position in which they will be wrongly blamed for something, or of manipulating a situation to one's advantage.

    he called the deal a stitch-up and said other companies were prevented from submitting higher bids
    to put it bluntly, the election was tantamount to a stitch-up
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He loves nothing more than hearing angry French politicians denounce the constitution as a British stitch-up.
    • This is a political stitch-up designed to keep a key debate away from the conference.
    • The whole thing has been a stitch-up, the prime minister has been economical with the truth; one father of two Black Watch soldiers said he wanted to punch him in the mouth, and another described the lack of information as disgusting.
    • The parties were blaming each other and the Unionists sensed a stitch-up as he entered discussions with the South.
    • The Libyan government believes this was a political stitch-up.
    • This is nothing more than a stitch-up, which is why George is going to the Senate to appear before the committee on Tuesday.
    • He reacted angrily, calling it ‘a stitch-up from a long way back’.
    • He sensed a stitch-up and, according to one colleague, ‘retreated with Harriet to discuss what to do’.
    • To put it bluntly, the election was tantamount to a stitch-up.
    • And the mood won't be improved by the stitch-up with the unions to get him off the hook in the emergency debate on Iraq.
    • There are absolutely no signs that it is a stitch-up.
    • Gone would be the stitch-ups and stage-management of Labour history, both ancient and modern; in its place would come a refreshing readiness to let debate run.
    • ‘It's clearly a stitch-up between two Government departments,’ he said.
    • One of his colleagues said: ‘All the charges were a stitch-up.’
    • Some people think this is a bit of a stitch-up.
    • ‘To suggest that there was a stitch-up implies a sense of organisation,’ said one insider.
    • The operation means that Vainikolo will not face the Brian Noble-coached Lions, sparking accusations of a stitch-up from the New Zealand camp.
    • He said it was now clear to voters where his party stood with ‘no nods, no winks, no deals, no stitch-ups.’
    • He told BBC News Online: ‘It looks to me like the biggest stitch-up since the Bayeux Tapestry.’
    • Control of the Assembly was the main political price of the stitch-up.
 
 

Definition of stitch-up in US English:

stitch-up

nounstɪtʃ əp
British informal
  • An act of placing someone in a position in which they will be wrongly blamed for something, or of manipulating a situation to one's advantage.

    he called the deal a stitch-up and said other companies were prevented from submitting higher bids
    to put it bluntly, the election was tantamount to a stitch-up
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He told BBC News Online: ‘It looks to me like the biggest stitch-up since the Bayeux Tapestry.’
    • Control of the Assembly was the main political price of the stitch-up.
    • This is a political stitch-up designed to keep a key debate away from the conference.
    • To put it bluntly, the election was tantamount to a stitch-up.
    • The operation means that Vainikolo will not face the Brian Noble-coached Lions, sparking accusations of a stitch-up from the New Zealand camp.
    • He loves nothing more than hearing angry French politicians denounce the constitution as a British stitch-up.
    • He sensed a stitch-up and, according to one colleague, ‘retreated with Harriet to discuss what to do’.
    • Some people think this is a bit of a stitch-up.
    • Gone would be the stitch-ups and stage-management of Labour history, both ancient and modern; in its place would come a refreshing readiness to let debate run.
    • One of his colleagues said: ‘All the charges were a stitch-up.’
    • The parties were blaming each other and the Unionists sensed a stitch-up as he entered discussions with the South.
    • And the mood won't be improved by the stitch-up with the unions to get him off the hook in the emergency debate on Iraq.
    • The whole thing has been a stitch-up, the prime minister has been economical with the truth; one father of two Black Watch soldiers said he wanted to punch him in the mouth, and another described the lack of information as disgusting.
    • He reacted angrily, calling it ‘a stitch-up from a long way back’.
    • This is nothing more than a stitch-up, which is why George is going to the Senate to appear before the committee on Tuesday.
    • The Libyan government believes this was a political stitch-up.
    • ‘It's clearly a stitch-up between two Government departments,’ he said.
    • ‘To suggest that there was a stitch-up implies a sense of organisation,’ said one insider.
    • He said it was now clear to voters where his party stood with ‘no nods, no winks, no deals, no stitch-ups.’
    • There are absolutely no signs that it is a stitch-up.
 
 
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