fob somebody ↔ off phrasal verbphr v informal a) LIE/TELL A LIEto tell someone something that is not true in order to stop them from complaining 〔用借口等〕搪塞,哄骗 with She fobbed him off with a promise to pay him the money next week. 她答应下周付给他钱,把他敷衍了过去。
b) GIVEto give someone something that is not very good instead of the thing they really want 骗售 with They tried to fob me off with a cheap camera. 他们试图用一台廉价相机打发我。
fob with• It was impossible to fob her off with vague statements - and perhaps unwise.
fob with• It was impossible to fob her off with vague statements - and perhaps unwise.