下げ駄たを履はかせる

expression, ichidan verb

inflate figures; pad; jack up

Idiomatic expression meaning to artificially increase numbers, scores, or statistics, often in a dishonest or exaggerated way. Literally 'to make someone wear geta' (wooden clogs), implying raising height.

• 彼かれは売うり上あげ高だかに下げ駄たを履はかせて報ほう告こくした。

  He reported the sales figures after inflating them.

• テストの点てん数すうに下げ駄たを履はかせるのはよくない。

  It's not good to pad test scores.