stitch-up
Noun

stitch-up (plural stitch-ups)

  1. (Britain, slang) An act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.
    The police planted the gun in my car. It was a stitch-up.
  2. (Britain, slang) Something arranged deceitfully and in secret.
    Wilson's election as leader was a stitch-up by the committee.
Related terms Translations
  • German: Falle, abgekartetes Spiel, üble Inszenierung
Translations
  • German: interne Vereinbarung, inszeniertes Theater, inszeniertes Schmierenstück (derogatory)



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