stitch up
verb
(
transitive, adverb
)
1.
to join or mend by means of stitches or sutures
2.
(
slang
)
to incriminate (someone) on a false charge by manufacturing evidence
to betray, cheat, or defraud
3.
(
slang
) to prearrange (something) in a clandestine manner
noun
4.
(
slang
) a matter that has been prearranged clandestinely