stitched up like a kipper

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#1·4h ago

(simile, UK, slang) cheated or exploited; treated unfairly.

Origin: Probably from done up like a kipper and stitch up, or directly from kipper and stitch up. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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