palm off

• Verbo frasal que significa engañar a alguien para que acepte algo de poco valor o baja calidad, a menudo mediante persuasión o artimañas.

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

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Deceive by selling or givinginformal

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

   Endosar (algo) a alguien

   • 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.

   Sinónimosfob offfoistoffloadpass offunload

2. Pass responsibilityinformal

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

   Endosar, deshacerse de

   • 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.

   Sinónimosfob offfoistoffloadshunt

Verbo basepalm