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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Put-up job
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
put-up job
A prearranged conspiracy, especially a crime such as a burglary. For example, The police suspected that the butler was in on it
it was a put-up job. This colloquial phrase was first recorded in 1810.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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