cook the books
US /kʊk ðə bʊks/
UK /kʊk ðə bʊks/
1.
做假帳, 虛報帳目
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.
會計因試圖做假帳而被解僱。
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They suspected the company was cooking the books to hide losses.
他們懷疑公司在做假帳以掩蓋虧損。