Caroline Tran
2021-03-30 07:03
A put up job disapproving informal noun
It can also be phrased as "a put up affair".
Something that is prepared and planned to deceive, trick or fool someone
The vacation seemed like a good way to relax, but it turned out to be a put up job because I still had to work then.
The whole project was actually a put up job. It was obvious from the beginning that there were no investors.
To maintain someone's attention or to keep them waiting in a state of uncertainty.
Very dishonest and deceptive
To deliberately hide one's true nature, intentions or purposes
1. To carry out something foolish or risky
2. To carry out a trick
The expression "put up" is believed to be first recorded in 1800-1810.
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To be very wet
Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.
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