palm off
phrasal verbpalm somebody off (with something)
- (informal) to persuade somebody to believe an excuse or an explanation that is not true, in order to stop them asking questions or complaining
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palm something off (on/onto somebody) | palm somebody off (with something)
- (informal) to persuade somebody to accept something 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 doesn't try to palm you off with faulty goods.