fob someone or something off
idiom
US
: to give someone or something not wanted to someone else : to palm off someone or something
—often + on
The child's father was always fobbing her off on relatives and babysitters.
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“Fob someone or something off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fob%20someone%20or%20something%20off. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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