Question 63
Idioms and Phrasal VerbsChoose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined: The accounts clerk was jailed because he cooked the books
- A.set fire to the account books
- B.sold the books in his office to get money for food
- C.falsified the accounts to his advantage
- D.destroyed the accounts books by cooking them
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (falsified the accounts to his advantage)
Explanation
To cook the books is to falsify financial records dishonestly.