trump something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v SCTRICK/DECEIVEto use false information to make someone seem guilty of doing something wrong 伪造 〔罪名〕，假造〔罪证〕 They had trumped the whole thing up to get rid of him. 他们捏造了整个事实以便除掉他。
—trumped-up adjectiveadj Dissidents were routinely arrested on trumped-up charges. 持不同政见者经常因莫须有的罪名而被捕。
trump up• That you have trumped this up.• And perhaps it was time to play the trump card up his sleeve.
→ trump something ↔ up at trump2(1)