bogus beef

bogus beef

An allegation that is untrue. Come on, this is a bogus beef—you have no proof that I did something wrong.
See also: beef, bogus
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bogus beef

and bum beef
n. a false complaint or charge. (see also beef.) The cops took them in on a bogus beef. It’s a bogus beef. I’ll be back on the street in twenty minutes.
See also: beef, bogus
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bogus
  • bum beef
  • beef
  • What's the beef?
  • What's (one's) beef (with someone or something)?
  • beef-hearts
  • creamed foreskins
  • beef-head
  • on one's
  • on someone's
References in periodicals archive
Bogus beef smuggled into the North East has gone up in smoke after a warehouse raid.