trumped-up story
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Yes," snorted the chief, "and be laughed out of court on some trumped-up story framed by a well-paid lawyer.
From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by Taft, William Nelson
The people, ready to believe almost anything for the sake of Chios, accepted this trumped-up story, saying: 'After all, it was a love affair, and Chios was not the man to reveal the lady's name.'
From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard
"He came to her with a trumped-up story of an old schoolmate of aunt's who was in need of money."
From Luke Walton by Alger, Horatio
You cannot come here with such a trumped-up story!
From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lynch, Lawrence L.
He came and told me himself he was a deputy-mayor,—a trumped-up story!
From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de
