[wish on] {v.}
1. To use as a lucky charm while making a wish.
* /Mary wished on a star that she could go to the dance./* /Bob wished on his lucky rabbit's foot that he could pass the test./
2. or [wish off on] {informal} To get rid of (something unwanted) by passing it on to someone else.
* /Martha did not like to do the dishes and wished the job on to her little sister./* /Tom got a very ugly tie for his birthday and when Billy's birthday came, Tom wished the tie off on Billy./
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