cook the books
US /kʊk ðə bʊks/
UK /kʊk ðə bʊks/
1.
memalsukan akaun, mengubah suai akaun
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.
Akauntan itu dipecat kerana cuba memalsukan akaun.
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They suspected the company was cooking the books to hide losses.
Mereka mengesyaki syarikat itu memalsukan akaun untuk menyembunyikan kerugian.