Showing results for fobbed off. Search instead for rub+bed+off+on.

fobbed off

VERB

palm off

Synonyms

WEAK

cheat deceive foist foist off misguide misinform mislead misrepresent offload pass off rip off rook scam stall swindle trick

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He added the number of parties involved could be "depressing for a shared owner; that feeling of being passed from pillar to post and being fobbed off at different parts of the process".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

"I feel totally fobbed off by Bellway," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

She said she felt "fobbed off" when she told doctors about her constipation and rectal bleeding.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

"It's really common for young girls to get fobbed off and be told it's a mental health condition, when actually that's not the case," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

What wonder then that Newcastle's choice fell on Fox, who at any rate could not be fobbed off by stories of the King's insurmountable repugnance and who was the favourite of the King's favourite son?

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose