2019 · Q72
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
Idiom/Phrase: Cook the books
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- Ato record false information in the accounts of an organization
- Bto do something that spoils someone's plan
- Cto tell a false story
- Dto be very angry
Explanation
"Cook the books" is to falsify an organization's accounts — recording false financial information. It is not spoiling someone's plan (B), telling a false story (C), or being angry (D). Hence (A).