put-up job
noun/ˈpʊt ʌp dʒɒb/
/ˈpʊt ʌp dʒɑːb/
[usually singular] (informal)- a plan or an event that has been arranged secretly in order to trick or cheat somebody
- His disappearance could simply be a put-up job.
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