palm off

• فعل مركب يعني خدع شخصاً ما وجعله يقبل شيئاً رخيصاً أو رديء الجودة، غالباً بالإقناع أو المكر. ويشمل أيضاً التخلص من شيء عن طريق تمريره إلى شخص آخر بالخداع.

A phrasal verb meaning to deceive someone by making them accept something of little value or of poor quality, often by persuasion or trickery.

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1. Deceive by selling or givinginformal

   To get rid of something unwanted by tricking someone into accepting it, often by pretending it is valuable.

   التخلص من شيء بطرق خادعة

   • He tried to palm off a fake watch as a genuine Rolex.
   • The salesman palmed off the defective product on an unsuspecting customer.
   • She palmed off her old furniture as antique pieces.

   المرادفاتfob offfoistoffloadpass offunload

2. Pass responsibilityinformal

   To shift an unwanted task, duty, or blame onto someone else.

   إلقاء المسؤولية على الآخرين

   • He palmed off the difficult assignment onto his junior colleague.
   • She tried to palm off the blame for the mistake on her teammate.
   • The manager palmed off the tedious paperwork to the intern.

   المرادفاتfob offfoistoffloadshunt

الفعل الأساسيpalm