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Meaning of stitch-up | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.
    British, slang
  2. Something arranged deceitfully and in secret.
    British, slang

Equivalents

Deutsch abgekartetes Spiel Falle inszeniertes Schmierenstück inszeniertes Theater interne Vereinbarung üble Inszenierung
Polski brudna robota wrobienie

Examples

“The police planted the gun in my car. It was a stitch-up.”
“Wilson's election as leader was a stitch-up by the committee.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

stitchback stitchbird stitchcraft Stitched stitchel Stitcher

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