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Where does “frame up” come from?

frame up (English) comes from English frameup — A false incrimination of an innocent person; a...

frame up (English): To erect the initial walls and roof of; To...

Definitions

  1. To erect the initial walls and roof of; To...

Ancestry of “frame up”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishframeupA false incrimination of an innocent person; a...

Words derived from “frame up”

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