| 词组 | palm |
| 释义 | palm [palmed, palmed, palming] palm off palm sb off • palm off sb to give someone an explanation or excuse that is not true, but that you hope they will accept + with ▪ Clark tried to palm her off with excuses about working late, but deep down she knew that he was having an affair. ▪ Brooks accused the Prime Minister of palming off the British people with a phoney version of the truth. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fob off palm off on palm sth off on sb • palm off sth on sb to get rid of something by giving or selling it to someone else, without telling them about its faults: ▪ When Del discovered that the toys were faulty, he tried to palm them off on a bloke he met in the pub. ▪ I've managed to palm that early morning class off on Mary - she's desperate for work. palm off as palm sth off as sth • palm off sth as sth to make people believe that something is better or more valuable that it really is, especially so that they will pay more for it: ▪ Be careful, as some jewellers may try to palm off worthless bits of glass as diamonds. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass off as |
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