单词 | fob off |
释义 | fob offSEE SYNONYMS FOR fob off ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses to dispose of (goods) by trickery Words nearby fob offfoam 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 offfob off Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond. [c. 1600] 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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