Question

cook the books

Accepted Answer

alter records, especially accounts, with fraudulent intent or in
order to mislead – informal

Cook has been used since the mid 17th century in this figurative sense of tamper with or manipulate. alter records, especially accounts, with fraudulen

Word	cook the books
Description	alter records, especially accounts, with fraudulent intent or in order to mislead – informal Cook has been used since the mid 17th century in this figurative sense of tamper with or manipulate. alter records, especially accounts, with fraudulen

Cook Alter Records Accounts Books Fraudulent Intent Order