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palm something off on somebody — ˌpalm sthˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sbˈoff (with sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to accept sth that has no value or that you do not want, especially by tricking them • She s always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant. • Make sure he … Useful english dictionary
palm something off onto somebody — ˌpalm sthˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sbˈoff (with sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to accept sth that has no value or that you do not want, especially by tricking them • She s always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant. • Make sure he … Useful english dictionary
palm(ing) off — v. Acting in a fraudulent manner, to pass something off as something other than what it is. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
palm something off — FOIST, fob off, get rid of, dispose of, unload. → palm * * * sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud they palmed off their shoddiest products on the Russians * * * ˌpalm sthˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sbˈoff (with sth) derived… … Useful english dictionary
palm sth off — UK US palm sth off Phrasal Verb with palm({{}}/pɑːm/ verb INFORMAL ► to give away something, or persuade someone to accept something, which you know has little value: palm sth off on sb »She was trying to palm that useless office space off on us … Financial and business terms
palm something off — informal sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud. → palm … English new terms dictionary
palm someone off — informal persuade someone to accept something by deception most sellers are palmed off with a fraction of what something is worth … Useful english dictionary
palm someone off — persuade someone to accept something by deception. → palm … English new terms dictionary
palm something off on someone — tv. to ucceed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. (Underworld.) □ Max palmed four phony twenties off in less than an hour. CD Somebody palmed off a rubber check on me yesterday … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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