fob off
phrasal verbfob somebody off (with something)
- to try to stop somebody asking questions or complaining by telling them something that is not true
- Don't let him fob you off with any more excuses.
- She wouldn't be fobbed off this time.
- to give somebody something that is not what they want or is of worse quality than they want
- He was unaware that he was being fobbed off with out-of-date stock.