palm off
palm off · palms off · palmed off · palming off
сбывать, подсовывать, всучивать, сбагривать
entladen, ausladen
To sell or dispose of with the intent to deceiveTo sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
» There was this shark that tried palming off his old moped.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
всучи́ватьvsučívatʹ, сбыва́тьsbyvátʹ, подсо́выватьpodsóvyvatʹ
sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
Examples
1 sentencesThere was this shark that tried palming off his old moped.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to sell or dispose of something with the intent to deceive:
Origin
“Palming” an object (as in a playing card) is a type of sleight of hand, secretly removing“Palming” an object (as in a playing card) is a type of sleight of hand, secretly removing the desired article and leaving only the undesired one.
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Forms
palms off, palming off, palmed off, palmed off| Base form | palm off · to palm off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | palms off |
| Present participle | palming off |
| Past simple | palmed off |
| Past participle | palmed off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb