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palm off |
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palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something) and pass someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something); pawn someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something) Fig. to give someone or something to someone as a gift that appears to be someone or something desirable. (As if the gift had been concealed in one's palm until it was gotten rid of.) Are you trying to palm that annoying client off on me as a hot prospect? Don't palm off that pest on me. Please don't pass that problem off on me as a challenge. Don't pass it off on me! Don't pawn it off on me as something of value. See also: palm palm off something also palm something off to trick or persuade someone to take something They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine. Related vocabulary: fob something off on somebodySee also: palm How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I s'posed, of course, Aurelia would send us the one we asked for, but it's just like her to palm off that wild young one on somebody else. |
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