palm (something) off (on one) (as something else)

To discard something unwanted by giving or selling it to one (under the pretense of it being something else). There are always guys palming off cheap watches as Rolexes in this part of town. She tried to palm the hardest part of the assignment off on me as some kind of special challenge. Don't palm your chores off on me—I have my own to do.See also: off, palm, something

palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something)

and pass someone or something off (on someone) (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? Don't palm off that pest on me. Please don't pass that problem off on me as a challenge. Don't pass it off on me! Don't pawn it off on me as something of value.See also: off, palm

palm off

Pass off by deception, substitute with intent to deceive, as in The salesman tried to palm off a zircon as a diamond, or The producer tried to palm her off as a star from the Metropolitan Opera. This expression alludes to concealing something in the palm of one's hand. It replaced the earlier palm on in the early 1800s. See also: off, palm

palm off

v. To get rid of or dispose of something by fraud or deception; fob off: The crooked merchant palmed off a lot of fake diamonds before being caught. Someone tried to palm some old coins off on me yesterday, saying they were rare and valuable.See also: off, palm

palm someone/something off

verbSee palm someone/something off on someoneSee also: off, palm, someone, something

palm someone/something off (on someone)

tv. to transfer some unwanted person or thing to another person. Don’t palm her off on me. I don’t want her. See also: off, on, palm, someone, something

palm something off

verbSee palm something off on someoneSee also: off, palm, something

palm something off (on someone)

tv. to succeed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. (Underworld.) Max palmed four phony twenties off in less than an hour. See also: off, on, palm, someone, something

单词	palm (something) off (on one) (as something else)
释义	palm (something) off (on one) (as something else) palm (something) off (on one) (as something else) To discard something unwanted by giving or selling it to one (under the pretense of it being something else). There are always guys palming off cheap watches as Rolexes in this part of town. She tried to palm the hardest part of the assignment off on me as some kind of special challenge. Don't palm your chores off on me—I have my own to do.See also: off, palm, something palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something) and pass someone or something off (on someone) (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? Don't palm off that pest on me. Please don't pass that problem off on me as a challenge. Don't pass it off on me! Don't pawn it off on me as something of value.See also: off, palm palm off Pass off by deception, substitute with intent to deceive, as in The salesman tried to palm off a zircon as a diamond, or The producer tried to palm her off as a star from the Metropolitan Opera. This expression alludes to concealing something in the palm of one's hand. It replaced the earlier palm on in the early 1800s. See also: off, palm palm off v. To get rid of or dispose of something by fraud or deception; fob off: The crooked merchant palmed off a lot of fake diamonds before being caught. Someone tried to palm some old coins off on me yesterday, saying they were rare and valuable.See also: off, palm palm someone/something off verbSee palm someone/something off on someoneSee also: off, palm, someone, something palm someone/something off (on someone) tv. to transfer some unwanted person or thing to another person. Don’t palm her off on me. I don’t want her. See also: off, on, palm, someone, something palm something off verbSee palm something off on someoneSee also: off, palm, something palm something off (on someone) tv. to succeed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. (Underworld.) Max palmed four phony twenties off in less than an hour. See also: off, on, palm, someone, something
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