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fobbing 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

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Once the Army realized its fiscal blunder, it went to work to rectify it by fobbing off the marks on soldiers and occupation personnel in Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir: Why do you insist on fobbing off Robert Kennedy's political strength on some sort of mystical personality cult?

From Time Magazine Archive