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Meanings of palm off in English

Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive.

Usage of palm off in English
1
He could not palm off that kind deceit upon me.
John Halifax, Gentleman
2
But try to palm off one lie upon me, and I'll riddle you through.
Elster's Folly: A Novel
3
They didn't palm off an old-fashioned suit on him, if he was from the country.
Without a Home
4
Had Muller tried to palm off something on her?
Constance Dunlap
5
So one to palm off on that family member who will drink any old rubbish?
The Guardian
6
They need not palm off their lie that the fault lay with the foolish young warriors.
Canada: the Empire of the North / Being the Romantic Story of th...
7
But she popped a palm off her forehead.
The capitol game
8
I don't believe it would be very easy to palm off a cheap grade on me.
The Debtor: A Novel
9
Don't you palm off any luncheon on us!
The Lookout Man
10
I couldn't manage the Duchess, and I can't palm off your arts on Louisa Bry as mine.
The House of Mirth
11
Some addressed their own envelopes with much labor, and sought to palm off the whole as their handiwork.
Auld Licht Idyls
12
Some addressed their own envelopes with much labour, and sought to palm off the whole as their handiwork.
Auld Licht Idylls
13
But there exists that Kultur, diametrically opposed to civilization, which the Germans wish to palm off upon us.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
14
This was the message that the National Front's heir apparent tried to palm off on the press here yesterday.
The Irish Times
15
Because we do not want to buy what interested shopmen and milliners may choose to palm off on us.
A Young Girl's Wooing
16
If you're going to palm off any story against me, Mr. Heathcote, you'll find yourself in the wrong box.
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush-Life
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