foist

Related to foist: rebuffed

foist (someone something) (up)on (one)

To force or impose unwanted or worthless person or thing on one. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats on me? You're just trying to clear out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage upon us, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters.
See also: foist

foist (someone something) off on (one)

To force or impose unwanted or worthless person or thing on one. The object of "foist" can be used between "off" and "on" instead. They're always foisting off their worst employees on our branch. With Hollywood always foisting garbage off on us, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats off on me? You're just trying to clear out your attic, aren't you?
See also: foist, off, on

foist off

To force or impose unwanted or worthless person or thing on someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "foist" and "off." They're always foisting off their worst employees on our branch. With Hollywood always foisting garbage off, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats off all of a sudden? You're just trying to clear out your attic, aren't you?
See also: foist, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

foist someone or something off (on someone or something)

to cast someone or something unwanted off on someone or a group. Please don't try to foist cheap merchandise off on me. Don't foist off your brother on me! You can't foist that stuff off! It's worthless! People won't buy it!
See also: foist, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

foist off on

v.
To force something, especially something unwanted, worthless, or false, on someone: She foisted off the furniture on the new owners. The peddler foisted his wares off on the unsuspecting crowd.
See also: foist, off, on
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • foist (someone something) (up)on (one)
  • hold an eel by the tail
  • try for
  • try for (something)
  • pull (one's) hair out
  • in all modesty
  • coincidink
  • coinkidink
  • Earth to (someone)
  • earth to someone
References in periodicals archive
What we want is for men like Mr Fahy is to get some proper coppers back on the streets, enforce the laws we have and stop trying to foist the responsibility for crimefighting on to everybody else.
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As I shall show, the galley-foist (sometimes just 'foist') in London definitely can be distinguished from the lord mayor's barge.
Galley-foists, the Lord Mayor's show, and early modern English drama
From the monthly meeting of the Little Sisters Aid Society for Underprivileged Leprechauns, to the MCXXVII Annual Symposium on Technopeasants, to state dinners, speakers -- already coerced into talking to audiences who'd rather be somewhere else -- tremble in high anxiety waiting to see what new mementos will be foisted upon them.
'To commemorate this occasion ....' (selection of speaker's gifts)
My MP has played a key part in this decision to foist GM crops on the UK, despite clear responses to Government consultations that they are not wanted.
MP must listen
Mick Easterby is the trainer to follow at Southwell today, where he has a fine chance of a double with Mujagem in the London Fillies' Handicap (3.45) and Foist in the Liverpool Handicap (Div 1) (4.45), writes Colin Russell.
The North: Mujagem to spark Easterby double
Significantly, the court stated as follows: "There is no discernable public interest which would require the courts to foist on a landlord a pornographic use of his or her private property by virtue of the silence of the prospective tenant.
Puppies and pornography make case law
It's not enough that they foist rubbish on viewers, but they also get discredited presenters as hosts.
Letter: Your view - Figure it out, Joan
This seeing involves illusory notions I have of other persons, limited understandings of a situation, and unreal expectations that I foist upon others.
Turn on the light
But the heavy-handed bludgeoning and the obvious unfairness (and probable criminality) involved in using EU personnel and funds to foist this program on French voters ultimately backfired.
Voters reject EU Constitution: the European Union's governing elite are stunned by French and Dutch voters' rejection of the EU Constitution, but refuse to give up their globalist schemes
Smith professed to be offended by the comment; her attorney vilified Ruiz in the media as being insensitive and desperate to foist blame on anyone but her client.
Assessing blame. (reader forum)
But it's hard to sympathise with a sanctimonious breed who foist the likes of Stan Collymore and Benito Carbone on a hapless manager and then expect him to work miracles or pay the price of failure with his livelihood?
Macca: That's rich from City's Mr Smug
Ciara actually has to climb into a giant rabbit suit every day and foist flyers for new mobile phone company EASI into shoppers' hands.
Hopping good fun; books
Boiler Room, the recent and highly entertaining film about rogue stockbrokers who foist junk investments on unwitting and malleable investors, strives mightily to be more than a mere diversion.
Boiler Room Boilerplate
Foist, another soft-ground performer, goes particularly well at Hamilton, and can gain his third win of the season in the Team Kier Apprentice Series Handicap (2.45).
THE NORTH: Antarctic Storm to repeat victory
Through those years, the concept has remained essentially the same despite the various vehicles its single minded proponents have used to foist it upon Washington citizens.
"Harmful to minors" laws