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Fob Off
Fob Off
Fob Off : Phrases
Meaning:
To offer someone an inadequate explanation or reward; give them less than they deserve; cheat them out of something; to sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception.
Example:
Scrooge would always fob off Bob Cratchet, depriving him of the true value of his employment.
Origin:
This phrase is from the German word Foppen (to hoax or to jeer) (c. 1600).