cook the books
成語所屬單字books
cook the books — 慣用語
1. to dishonestly change a company's financial records so that they hide losses or
1.慣用語
釋義
做假帳
to dishonestly change a company's financial records so that they hide losses or invented profits
例句
The chief accountant was jailed after he was caught cooking the books for years.
Small firms sometimes cook the books to pay less tax.