fobsomethingoff onsomeone
phrasal verbwithfobverbuk/fɒb/us/fɑːb/-bb-
topersuadesomeone toacceptsomething that is of alowqualityor different from what they reallywanted:
I fobbed thedisastrouscupcakesoff on myboyfriendto take intowork.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
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Urging & persuading