Cook the books ........

English Language (Defence) Idiom & Phrases

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate expression.

Cook the books

to record false information in the accounts of an organization

to do something that spoils someone’s plan

to tell a false story

to be very angry

The phrase “cook the books” means “alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally.” It matches option 1.

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