putting up to

Verb

put up to (third-person singular simple present puts up to, present participle putting up to, simple past and past participle put up to)

1. (ditransitive, idiomatic) To encourage or trick (someone) to perform (an action which is foolish or wrong).
   • "He's goin' to that well there after water."
     "We ain't dyin' of thirst, are we? That's foolishness."
     "Well, somebody put him up to it, an' he's doin' it."1895, Stephen Crane, A Mystery of Heroism

   Synonyms:

   entice, induce, inveigle