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单词 fob off
释义

fob off

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verb (tr, adverb)

to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses
to dispose of (goods) by trickery

Words nearby fob off

foam glass, foam rubber, foamy, foamy virus, fob, fob off, FoC, focaccia, focal, focal amyloidosis, focal area
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fob off

fob off

1

Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond. [c. 1600]

2

Put off or appease by deceitful means, as in We needed her help but were fobbed off by promises. [c. 1600]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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