set-up job

noun
UK /ˈsetʌp dʒɒb/
US /ˈsetʌp dʒɑːb/

A set-up job is a trick that makes someone else look guilty.

The broken window was a set-up job to get the new kid in trouble.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A job or task that has been arranged in advance for someone.

The summer camp counselor position was a set-up job waiting for her.

3. A task that is very easy to finish.

With the new software, sorting the files was a set-up job.

4. The act of preparing equipment or a workspace for work.

Setting up the stage took the whole crew an hour.