Fit up has two distinct meanings.
In British English, to fit someone up is to frame them—to fabricate evidence or manipulate circumstances so they appear guilty: The cops fitted him up for the robbery.
Separately, to fit up a space is to furnish or equip it: We fitted up the spare room as an office.
1. frame — incriminate, Show involvement in wrongdoing; fabricate (Invent or manufacture); railroad (Permanent track for trains); entrap (Catch by cunning); blame · scapegoat · perjure · wrongful accusation · false charge
2. equip — kit out, Equip completely for purpose; furnish (Supply or equip); rig out (Dress or equip fully); provision (Preparatory supply or clause); supply · gear · arm · deck out · appoint · accouter · prepare · stock · install · accessorize
Opposites
equipping/furnishingfit up ≠ strip out Remove internal components; gut · clear out · dismantle · empty out · unfurnish
FALSE INCRIMINATIONfit up ≠ exonerate Clear of wrongdoing; clear · vindicate · acquit · absolve · let off
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British slang: blag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
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