put-up

put-up

(po͝ot′ŭp′)

adj. Informal

Planned or prearranged secretly: The theft was a put-up job.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

put-up - planned secretly; "it was a put-up job" planned - designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"

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Translations

put-up

[ˈpʊtʌp] ADJ put-up job → chanchullo m
it was a put-up job to give him the post → fue un chanchullo para darle el puesto

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put-up

[ˈpʊtˌʌp] adj put-up job (fam) → montatura

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