palm off

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Englisch - Englisch
To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine

p.379) It is a fundamental rule that one man has no right to palm off his goods for sale as goods of a rival dealer.

(deyim) 1. Dispose of usually by trickery or guile 2. Pass off: give a false identity or character to
sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
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disapproval palm off
If you say that someone has palmed something off on you, you feel annoyed because they have made you accept it although it is not valuable or is not your responsibility. I couldn't keep palming her off on friends Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff
disapproval palm off with
If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions. Mark was palmed off with a series of excuses
palm off

    Türkische aussprache

    pälm ôf

    Aussprache

    /ˈpälm ˈôf/ /ˈpɑːlm ˈɔːf/

    Etymologie

    () “Palming” an object (as in a playing card) is a type of sleight of hand, secretly removing the desired article and leaving only the undesired one.
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