frame (someone) for (something)

To manipulate a situation so that an innocent person appears to have committed a crime (so that the actual criminal can avoid blame or detection). A: "They're framing me for this crime, officer, I swear! I would never go to a seedy place like that!" B: "Oh yeah? Then why did we find your fingerprints there?"

词组	frame (someone) for (something)
释义	frame (someone) for (something) frame (someone) for (something) To manipulate a situation so that an innocent person appears to have committed a crime (so that the actual criminal can avoid blame or detection). A: "They're framing me for this crime, officer, I swear! I would never go to a seedy place like that!" B: "Oh yeah? Then why did we find your fingerprints there?" See also: frame Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: extradite extradite (someone) from (some place) convict convict of convict of (something) get off scot-free get off/go scot-free fall have (one) dead to rights have dead to rights
随便看	set (one's) sights on (someone or something) set one's sights on, to set (one's) teeth set (one's) teeth on edge set one's teeth on edge set one's teeth on edge, to set (one) straight set (one) up for life set (one) up with (someone or something) set (one) wise set on fire set out set out (for some place) set out (one's) stall set out on (one's) own set out to do set out to (do something) set out your stall set over set pen to paper set price set pulses racing set right set sail set sail for (some place)