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Definition of put-up job noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

put-up job

noun
 
/ˈpʊt ʌp dʒɒb/
 
/ˈpʊt ʌp dʒɑːb/
[usually singular] (informal)
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  1. a plan or an event that has been arranged secretly in order to trick or cheat somebody
    • His disappearance could simply be a put-up job.
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