trump sth up
— phrasal verb with trump uk/trʌmp/us/trʌmp/verb [ T ]
to accuse someone of something they have not done in order to have an excuse for punishing that person
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- ruse
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- shaft
- wool
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