Salt the books American British verb phrase
1. To alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally in a financial transaction or invoices to make them more valuable.
Many hospitals salted the books of medical equipment's cost to make financial gains.
Jane was suspected of salting the books of many invoices of the goods in the company.
The CEO of KCB Group was accused of salting the books for many years.
2. To generate misleading information about something to fraudulently increase the value or desirability.
Some contractors have salted the books of the resettlement areas to attract people coming to buy apartments.
A local man has been arrested on suspicion of salting the books about the shortage of masks to make profits.
To deceive or trick someone
To revise, adapt, or customize something to fit someone or something
Cheat, exploit someone; intentionally put someone in an unfair or unfavourable situation
Used when somebody doesn't treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat somebody else and get what they want
1. A swindler or cheat, especially in a card game.
2. To defraud, scam, or overcharge someone.
The verb "salt" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Come out of a difficult situation without a stain on one's character
I don't understand how he can fall in shit and come out smelling like a rose.