| 词组 | fob |
| 释义 | fob [fobbed, fobbed, fobbing] fob off 1. fob off sb • fob sb off BrE to stop someone complaining or asking questions by giving them explanations, excuses etc that are not true: ▪ Come on, tell me the truth. I'm not going to be so easily fobbed off this time. fob sb off with sth ▪ Alan tried to fob her off with some story about losing her telephone number. 2. fob off sb • fob sb off BrE to make someone accept something that is not as good as what they really want fob sb off with sth ▪ Don't let them fob you off with some cheap imitation. ▪ People are much more selective about what they watch these days, and they don't want to be fobbed off with any old rubbish. fob off on/onto fob sth off on/onto sb • fob off sth on/onto sb BrE to persuade someone to do or have something that you do not want to do or have yourself, especially by deceiving them in some way: ▪ She always tries to fob the worst jobs off onto me. |
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