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Palm off

DEFINITION

Pass a problem to someone else. Evade responsibility. Shirk off one’s duties on another. Can also be used as a bad business transaction. (Compare to Squirrel out of.)

“DidĀ  you see that cheap watch he tried to palm off on me, I wouldn’t even pay $10 for it?”

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