trump up sth/trump sth up
phrasal verbwithtrumpverb[T]uk/trʌmp/us
to give or usefalseinformationso that someone will beaccusedof doing somethingwrongandpunished:
Theaccusation, she said, wastrumpedup inorderto getridof her.
Thewholestorywastrumpedup byourcompetitors.
trumped up
(alsotrumped-up)
Shemaintainsthat thecaseisbasedon trumped-upcharges.