trump up

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人を困らせるためなどに、うその告発や理由、証拠を作ること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： trump something up (They needed an excuse, so they trumped one up.)

類義語： fabricate, invent, make up

よく使う表現： trump up charges, trump up an excuse, trump up evidence

大々的に宣伝する

商品に大きく注目を集め、人に買いたいと思わせること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： trump something up (The agency trumped the product up before its launch.)

類義語： hype, promote, publicize

反対語： downplay

よく使う表現： trump up a product, trump up something