palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something)
- palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something)
palm someone or something off† (on someone) (as someone or something) & pass someone or something off† (onsomeone) (as someone or something) & pawn someone or something off† (on someone) (as someone or something)
Fig. to give someone or something to someone as a gift that appears to be someone or something desirable. (As if the gift had been concealed in one's palm until it was gotten rid of.) •
Are you trying to palm that annoying client off on me as a hot prospect?
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Don't palm off that pest on me.
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Please don't pass that problem off on me as a challenge.
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Don't pass it off on me!
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Don't pawn it off on me as something of value.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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palm off — verb sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑foist off, ↑fob off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
palm — palm1 noun 1》 (also palm tree) an unbranched evergreen tree with a crown of very long feathered or fan shaped leaves, growing in tropical and warm regions. [Family Palmae: numerous species.] 2》 a leaf of a palm awarded as a prize or viewed as a… … English new terms dictionary
palm — {{11}}palm (n.1) flat of the hand, c.1300, from O.Fr. palme, from L. palma palm of the hand, from PIE *pela to spread out, flat (Cf. Gk. palame open hand, O.Ir. lam, Welsh llaw, O.E. folm, O.H.G. folma hand, Skt … Etymology dictionary
palm — Ⅰ. palm [1] ► NOUN 1) (also palm tree) an evergreen tree with a crown of very long feathered or fan shaped leaves, growing in warm regions. 2) a leaf of a palm awarded as a prize or viewed as a symbol of victory. ORIGIN Latin palma palm (of a… … English terms dictionary
palm — [pɑːm ǁ pɑːm, pɑːlm] verb palm somebody/something → off phrasal verb [transitive] to persuade someone to accept something, especially by making them think it is better or more valuable than it really is: • Some suppliers have tried to palm off… … Financial and business terms
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… … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
