Trump Up (Verb)
Meaning
Invent; "trump up charges".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The corrupt officer tried to trump up charges against the innocent suspect to get a conviction.
- Prosecutors accused the police of trying to trump up evidence to support their shaky case.
- The politician's opponents claimed that the scandal was trumped up to damage his reputation.
- The detectives attempted to trump up a motive for the defendant, linking him to the crime scene.
- Lawyers for the defendant argued that the entire case was trumped up, with no basis in fact.