put-up job

Example Sentences

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“In the eyes of many Haredim, these rules are applied selectively. They are a put-up job,” said Lamdan, who noted that he agreed with some, but not all, of the criticisms leveled against Gamzu.

From Washington Post

Several British news outlets earlier quoted an unnamed government source as calling the referral “a nakedly political put-up job,” one done without warning to Mr. Johnson and without following due process.

From New York Times

Were you able to conclude with confidence it wasn’t a put-up job on the government’s part?

From Salon

He added: "It's all come apart at the seams, this 'put-up job of a defence'."

From BBC

Without doubt, then, it’s a put-up job.

From The Guardian