palm off
[verb]
Synonyms: fob off, foist off, pass off

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palm something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also palm)
to persuade someone to accept or buy something that is not of good quality or is not the thing that they really want
palm something ↔ off on/onto
He tried to palm off his old books onto me.
palm something ↔ off as
Dealers sometimes palm off fakes as genuine works of art.

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palm off
palm off (something)
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 someone

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

palm off something
palm off (something)
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 someone

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

palm off
to sell or give something away by pretending that it is more valuable than it is
I think that the man palmed off a television set that does not work.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

palm off something
to sell or give something away by pretending that it is more valuable than it is
I think that the man palmed off a television set that does not work.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

palm off
v., informal
1. To sell or give (something) by pretending it is something more valuable; to sell or give by trickery.
He palmed off his own painting as a Rembrandt.
The salesman palmed off pine wood floors as oak.
Synonym: FOB OFF, PASS OFF.
2. To deceive (someone) by a trick or lie.
He palmed his creditors off with a great show of prosperity.
Synonym: PUT OFF.
3. To introduce someone as a person he isn't; present in a false pretense.
He palmed the girl off as a real Broadway actress.

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