fiddle the books (English, verb)
expansion: fiddle the books (third-person singular simple present fiddles the books, present participle fiddling the books, simple past and past participle fiddled the books)
Senses:
glosses: To alter financial records in order to commit or conceal fraud, tax evasion or theft.
Forms:
form: fiddles the books
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: fiddling the books
tags: participle
present
form: fiddled the books
tags: participle
past
form: fiddled the books
tags: past