stitched up like a kipper

English

Etymology

Probably from done up like a kipper and stitch up, or directly from kipper and stitch up.

Adjective

stitched up like a kipper (not comparable)

  1. (simile, UK, slang) cheated or exploited; treated unfairly
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.