fob off
phrasal verbfob somebody off (with something)
- to try to stop somebody asking questions or complaining by telling them something that is not true
(用不实之词)搪塞,欺骗 - Don't let him fob you off with any more excuses.
别让他再以任何借口哄骗你了。 - She wouldn't be fobbed off this time.
这次她一定不会上当受骗了。
- Don't let him fob you off with any more excuses.
- to give somebody something that is not what they want or is of worse quality than they want
(把劣质的或不想要的商品)骗售给 - He was unaware that he was being fobbed off with out-of-date stock.
他没有意识到对方正向他骗售过期存货。
- He was unaware that he was being fobbed off with out-of-date stock.