trump up

erfinden, fingieren

Eine falsche Anschuldigung, Begründung oder einen falschen Beweis erfinden, meist um jemandem zu schaden.

In einfachem Englisch: To invent a false accusation, reason, or piece of evidence, usually to cause trouble for someone.

• They trumped up charges against him.
• She trumped up an excuse to cancel the meeting.
• Did the police trump up the evidence?

So benutzt man es: trump something up (They needed an excuse, so they trumped one up.)

Synonyme: fabricate, invent, make up

Häufige Wendungen: trump up charges, trump up an excuse, trump up evidence

anpreisen, bewerben

Ein Produkt stark bewerben, damit die Menschen es kaufen wollen.

In einfachem Englisch: To draw a lot of attention to a product so that people want to buy it.

• They trump up every new product.
• The company trumped up its latest phone with a huge advertising campaign.
• Why trump up a product that customers already love?

So benutzt man es: trump something up (The agency trumped the product up before its launch.)

Synonyme: hype, promote, publicize

Gegenteile: downplay

Häufige Wendungen: trump up a product, trump up something