Cook the books.
/kʊk ðə bʊks/
Cook the books.
/kʊk ðə bʊks/
Cook the books"这个习语是指故意篡改财务记录以隐藏公司的实际经济状况,通常用于描述企业为了逃税、欺诈或欺骗等不正当目的而进行财务欺诈活动。
The evidence suggested that someone had cooked the books.
证据表明有人在做假账。
She got fired after her boss discovered she had been cooking the books.
在老板发现她一直在做假账之后,她被解雇了。
Over the years, it became clear that the accountant had cooked the books to hide losses.
多年来,显然那位会计通过做假账来隐瞒亏损。