cook the books

释义

1. 篡改；杜撰；捏造

   to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally

   His accountant had been cooking the books for years.多年来他的会计师一直在做假账。

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• He's the one that cooked the books.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

在完整场景里学

• 安然：房间里最聪明的人2005
  • 印度电厂成了废墟：imaginary profits（并未到来的利润）
  • 自己跟自己做买卖：both sides of the transaction（交易两边都占）
  • 追问报表当场失控：losing it（当众情绪崩了）

同一词条的短语

• be cooking with gas
• cook goose
• cook up
• too many cooks spoil the broth