cook the books
US /kʊk ðə bʊks/
UK /kʊk ðə bʊks/
1.
gian lận sổ sách, làm giả sổ sách
to dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or to give people false information
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The accountant was fired for trying to cook the books.
Kế toán bị sa thải vì cố gắng gian lận sổ sách.
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They suspected the company was cooking the books to hide losses.
Họ nghi ngờ công ty đang gian lận sổ sách để che giấu thua lỗ.