cook the books

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cook the books — 慣用語

1. This means to change financial records or facts dishonestly or illegally.

1.慣用語
釋義

做假帳

This means to change financial records or facts dishonestly or illegally.

例句

The accountant was caught cooking the books for years.

Did the manager cook the books to hide the losses?