To skilfully and surgically pass a large amount of work onto someone who hasn't requested the work or the responsibility.
The
stitch up is usually
between friends or colleagues who take great enjoyment at
drowning each other in responsibility and project deliverables.
Nick had one goal, and that was to make sure he didn't end up with any tasks to manage. He needed to
stitch up someone fast. Luckily for Nick, Matt was unprepared for the verbal
tirade of professional compliments in the opening minutes of the meeting that made him a certainty to take the lead and
workload.