fob off


verb(tr, adverb)
  1. to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses

  2. to dispose of (goods) by trickery

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Other Idioms and Phrases with fob off

fob off

Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond. [c. 1600]

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