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put-up job noun[ Cusually singular ] informaluk /ˈpʊt.ʌp ˌdʒɒb/ us /ˈpʊt̬.ʌp ˌdʒɑːb/ an attempt to trick or deceive someone: 骗局,奸计 The hotel looked like a good investment, but it turned out that the whole thing was a put-up job.这个旅馆看上去像是个不错的投资,但后来发现整件事只是一个骗局。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Plotting & trapping be in league with someoneidiom cahoots catch someone out chemtrail chicanery conspiracy conspiracy theorist conspiracy theory conspirator conspire insinuate machination outplot plotter ploy pretext pretextual sting what's your game?idiom wheeze |