Put Up Job

Pronunciation: /pʊt ʌp dʒɑb/

Definitions of put up job

noun a planned or prearranged job

Example Sentences

A1 I heard that the robbery was actually a put up job.

A2 The police suspected that the break-in was a put up job.

B1 The company discovered that the sabotage was a put up job by a rival.

B2 The investigation revealed that the kidnapping was a put up job to frame an innocent person.

C1 The elaborate scheme was a put up job orchestrated by a group of criminals.

C2 The political scandal turned out to be a put up job to discredit the opposition leader.

Examples of put up job in a Sentence

formal The police suspected that the burglary was a put up job to frame an innocent person.

informal I heard that the whole thing was a put up job to make someone look bad.

slang I can't believe they pulled off that put up job without getting caught.

figurative Her perfect Instagram photos are a put up job, she's not as happy as she looks.

Grammatical Forms of put up job

• past tense: put up job
• plural: put up jobs
• comparative: more put up job
• superlative: most put up job
• present tense: putting up job
• future tense: will put up job
• perfect tense: have put up job
• continuous tense: is putting up job
• singular: put up job
• positive degree: put up job
• infinitive: to put up job
• gerund: putting up job
• participle: put up job

Origin and Evolution of put up job

First Known Use: 1826 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'put up job' originated in the United Kingdom and was likely derived from the slang use of 'put up' meaning to fabricate or stage something.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a prearranged scheme or plan intended to deceive or trick someone, the term 'put up job' has evolved to also refer to a situation where something is deliberately arranged or manipulated in a dishonest way for personal gain.