口实 a cause for gossip; handle 贻人口实 provide one's critics with a handle; 给人以说闲话的口实set tongues wagging; 给人以攻击自己的口实 give sb. a handle against oneself
捏造 fabricate; concoct; fake; trump up; pull sth. out of a [one's] hat 捏造案情陷害某人 frame a case against sb.; 捏造口实 trump up an excuse; 捏造事实 invent [make up] a story; 捏造数字 conjure up figures; 捏造谣言 fabricate a rumour; 捏造证据 fabricate an evidence; 捏造罪名 trump up charges; 纯属捏造。 that's sheer fabrication
贻人口实 give occasion for scandal [gossip]; be a source of ridicule; give a handle to; give cause for talk; give occasion for talk; give people basis for gossip; give people grounds for ridicule [gossip]; leave people something to talk about