Grammar fix
frame someone
make someone look guilty
To make an innocent person appear guilty by creating false evidence against them.
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The detective believed someone had framed her for the theft.
I enjoy crime films where an innocent person is framed and has to find the real criminal before the police catch them.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: They framed him of the robbery.
Say: They framed him for the robbery.
Use 'frame someone for a crime', not 'frame someone of a crime'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Make an innocent person look guilty
Which regionInternationalBritish
frame someoneYou're here · A direct expression for deliberately making someone appear guilty.
set upArrange false evidence or circumstances to make someone look guilty.stitch someone upBritish and informal: arrange for someone to be wrongly blamed.