cook the books 做假账；造假账；决定做假账；作假帐；造假帐

【例句】
His accountant had been cooking the books for years.
多年来他的会计师一直在做假账。

One US CFO said the reason for shorter tenure was burn-out, while another blamed pressure to cook the books.
一位美国CFO表示，任期变短的原因是精力被耗尽了，而另一个人则抱怨自己受到造假账的压力。