cook the books

　　篡改，杜撰，捏造

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　　释义：

　　to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally 篡改，杜撰，捏造

　　例句：

　　His accountant had been cooking the books for years.

　　They cooked the books to drive up the company's stock prices.