stitch-up

stitch-up

See also: stitch up

English

Etymology

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

• stitch up

Translations

an act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone

German: Falle (de) f, abgekartetes Spiel n, üble Inszenierung f

something arranged deceitfully and in secret

German: interne Vereinbarung f, inszeniertes Theater n, inszeniertes Schmierenstück n (derogatory)