| 单词 | palm something ↔ off |
| 释义 | palm something ↔ off From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpalm something ↔ off phrasal verbPERSUADEto persuade someone to accept or buy something that is not of good quality or is not the thing that they really want on/ontoHe tried to palm off his old books onto me. asDealers sometimes palm off fakes as genuine works of art. → palm→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuspalm off• Elliott palmed blood off his face and coughed.• Rabbits were out because Nev was so keen to palm a couple off on him, which definitely meant trouble.From Longman Business Dictionarypalm 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them think it is better or more valuable than it really isSome suppliers have tried to palm off cheap telephones or outdated fax machines. ona worthless ring which he palmed off on an unwary buyer → palm→ See Verb table |
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