palm off

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine. idiomatic
    — The inveterate liars of the Semi-Weekly Earthquake are evidently endeavoring to palm off upon a noble and chivalrous people another of their vile and brutal falsehoods […]

词形变化

palms off present,singular,third-person palming off participle,present palmed off participle,past palmed off past

词源

“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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