The police planted the gun in my car. It was a stitch-up.
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Stitch-up
Synonyms for "stitch-up" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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8 translations across 2 languages.
German
4 entries- Falle noun (an act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone)
- abgekartetes Spiel noun (an act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone)
- inszeniertes Schmierenstück noun (something arranged deceitfully and in secret)
- inszeniertes Theater noun (something arranged deceitfully and in secret)
Polish
2 entries- brudna robota noun (something arranged deceitfully and in secret)
- wrobienie noun (an act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone)
Sample sentences
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Wilson's election as leader was a stitch-up by the committee.
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Lynch added: "Our findings from our FOI requests on ticket office closures shows the whole process to be a stitch-up between the train operators, under the auspices of the Rail Delivery Group[,] and ministers.
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