palm+off
101Palm Sunday — In the late Middle Ages, this was one of the most vivid festivals of the year. Before Mass, the priests blessed palms (twigs of sallow, box or yew) which the congregation carried in procession and later took home. During Mass people made… …
102fob off — verb sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive • Syn: ↑foist off, ↑palm off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑ …
103To pass off — Pass Pass, v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to… …
104pass off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pretend] Syn. pass for, make a pretense of, palm off*; see pretend 1 . 2. [To disappear] Syn. cease, vanish, fade out, fall away; see disappear . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To offer or put into circulation (an… …
105pass off — [v] give because one does not want it eject, foist, make a pretense of*, palm, palm off*, send forth, work off; concept 108 Ant. keep, maintain …
106pass off — {v.} 1. To sell or give (something) by false claims; offer (something fake) as genuine. * /The dishonest builder passed off a poorly built house by pretending it was well constructed./ Syn.: FOB OFF, PALM OFF(2). To claim to be someone you are… …
107pass off — {v.} 1. To sell or give (something) by false claims; offer (something fake) as genuine. * /The dishonest builder passed off a poorly built house by pretending it was well constructed./ Syn.: FOB OFF, PALM OFF(2). To claim to be someone you are… …
108pass\ off — v 1. To sell or give (smth) by false claims; offer (something fake) as genuine. The dishonest builder passed off a poorly built house by pretending it was well constructed. Syn.: fob off, palm off 2. To claim to be someone you are not; pretend to …
109fob off — verb a) to put off by evasion When I phoned up, I was fobbed off with a string of excuses. b) to fraudulently dispose of goods You must not think to fob off our disgrace ; but, ant please you, deliver. S …
110pass off — vt 1: to make public or offer for sale (goods or services) with intent to deceive: palm off passing his product off as that of the plaintiff s W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton see also …
