palm off

[palm off] {v.}, {informal}

1. To sell or give (something) by pretending it is something more valuable; to sell or give by trickery.

* /He palmed off his own painting as a Rembrandt./

* /The salesman palmed off pine wood floors as oak./

Syn.: FOB OFF, PASS OFF. 2. To deceive (someone) by a trick or lie.

* /He palmed his creditors off with a great show of prosperity./

Syn.: PUT OFF. 3. To introduce someone as a person he isn't; present in a false pretense.

* /He palmed the girl off as a real Broadway actress./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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