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Definition of
put-up job noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
put-up job
noun
noun
[
usually singular
]
(
informal
)
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a plan or an event that has been arranged secretly in order to trick or cheat someone
His disappearance could simply be a put-up job.
See
put-up job
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put-up job
Nearby words
put under
phrasal verb
put up
phrasal verb
put-up job
noun
put-upon
adjective
put up to
phrasal verb