pawn (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 pawning off cheap watches as Rolexes in this part of town. She tried to pawn off the crummy assignment on me as some kind of special challenge.See also: off, pawn, something

pawn someone or something off

(on someone) (as someone or something) Go to palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something).See also: off, pawn

pawn off

Dispose of by deception, as in They tried to pawn off a rebuilt computer as new. This expression may have originated as a corruption of palm off, although it was also put as pawn upon in the 1700s, when it originated. See also: off, pawn

pawn off

v. To get rid of or dispose of something deceptively by misrepresenting its true value: The clerk tried to pawn off the fake gemstone as a diamond. They almost pawned the counterfeit bills off on unsuspecting tourists.See also: off, pawn

单词	pawn (something) off (on one) (as something else)
释义	pawn (something) off (on one) (as something else) pawn (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 pawning off cheap watches as Rolexes in this part of town. She tried to pawn off the crummy assignment on me as some kind of special challenge.See also: off, pawn, something pawn someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something) Go to palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something).See also: off, pawn pawn off Dispose of by deception, as in They tried to pawn off a rebuilt computer as new. This expression may have originated as a corruption of palm off, although it was also put as pawn upon in the 1700s, when it originated. See also: off, pawn pawn off v. To get rid of or dispose of something deceptively by misrepresenting its true value: The clerk tried to pawn off the fake gemstone as a diamond. They almost pawned the counterfeit bills off on unsuspecting tourists.See also: off, pawn
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