fob sb off
UK— phrasal verb with fob uk/fɒb/us/fɑːb/verb -bb-
to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality or different from what they really wanted:
Well, he wants the report ready by tomorrow but I can always fob him off with some excuse.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Urging & persuading
- argumentation
- blag
- brainwash
- bring
- browbeat
- butter
- cajole
- get sth out of sb
- persuade
- persuasion
- preach
- prevail on/upon sb
- proselytize
- rush sb into (doing) sth
- sucker sb into sth
- swing
- talk sb down
- talk sb out of sth
- twist
- work on sb
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