put-up

• Beschreibt eine Person, die leicht getäuscht, betrogen oder ausgenutzt werden kann; wird oft in der Wendung 'put-up job' für eine im Voraus geplante Täuschung verwendet.

Describes a person who is easily deceived, tricked, or taken advantage of; often used in the phrase 'put-up job' to mean a prearranged scheme.

1. Planned secretlyC1informalbritish

   Arranged or organized in a deceptive or dishonest way, often to trick someone.

   Heimlich eingefädelt

   • The whole event was a put-up job to embarrass him.
   • She suspected the competition was a put-up affair.
   • They discovered the put-up scheme only after the damage was done.

   Synonymecontrivedfixedframedrigged

   Antonymeimpromptuspontaneousunplanned