put-up job

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put-up job (plural put-up jobs)

  1. (idiomatic) An attempt to trick, deceive, or con someone.
    It seemed to be a really good opportunity, but it turned out to be nothing but a put-up job.
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XVIII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 185:
      "Ah, so you damn rat, this is a put-up job eh?"
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