stitch up

縫い合わせる、縫合する

針と糸で穴を閉じたり、素材の切れ端をつなげたりする。

やさしい英語で： To close a hole or join pieces of material using a needle and thread.

• Can you stitch up this hole?
• The nurse stitched up the cut on his arm.
• I stitched the torn pocket up before leaving.

使い方： stitch something up (The doctor stitched the cut up.)

類義語： sew up

よく使う表現： stitch something up, stitch up something

罪を着せる、陥れる

不正な手段で、無実の人が罪を犯したように見せる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone appear guilty of something they did not do, using dishonest methods.

• Someone stitched him up.
• She claimed the police had stitched her up with false evidence.
• Did they stitch you up for stealing the money?

使い方： stitch someone up for something (They stitched him up for a crime he did not commit.)

類義語： frame, set up

よく使う表現： stitch someone up, stitch up someone

だます、一杯食わせる

冗談で、または害を与えるために、人をだます。

やさしい英語で： To trick someone, sometimes as a joke and sometimes to harm them.

• My brother stitched me up.
• They stitched her up by sending her to the wrong address.
• Are you trying to stitch me up with this story?

使い方： stitch someone up (My friends stitched me up with a fake party invitation.)

類義語： trick, fool, deceive

よく使う表現： stitch someone up, stitch up someone

裏で取り決める、仕組む

自分に有利になるよう、または反対される前に、裏で不公平に取り決める。

やさしい英語で： To arrange something, often secretly or unfairly, so that it benefits you or is decided before others can object.

• They stitched up the deal in private.
• The committee had stitched up the result before members voted.
• Who helped stitch up that contract for the mayor’s friend?

使い方： stitch something up (The leaders stitched the agreement up before the meeting.)

類義語： fix, rig, arrange

よく使う表現： stitch up a deal, stitch something up

でっち上げる、捏造する

人を困らせるためなどに、うその話や訴えを作り上げる。

やさしい英語で： To invent a false story or legal case, often to get someone into trouble.

• They stitched up a false case.
• The officers stitched up evidence against her.
• Who helped stitch up the story used in court?

使い方： stitch up something against someone (They stitched up a case against an innocent man.)

類義語： fabricate, invent, concoct

よく使う表現： stitch up a case, stitch something up