cook the books

měnit nelegálně záznamy v účetních knihách společnosti, falšovat

1. The accountant was cooking the books for over a year before he was caught. (http://www.learn4good.com)

2.We're not going to cook the books or lie about the health of our business. (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com)

3. One of the directors had been cooking the books and the firm had been losing money for years. (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com)

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