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fob off
verb
to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses
to dispose of (goods) by trickery
Idioms and Phrases
Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond . [c. 1600]
Put off or appease by deceitful means, as in We needed her help but were fobbed off by promises . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
"We're just getting fobbed off. The evidence is all there," she said.
"I have to do the chasing, they never ring me, I've explained my situation, I'm really struggling and I just get fobbed off," he said.
She said she felt "fobbed off" when she told doctors about her constipation and rectal bleeding.
However, the parent told BBC Scotland News they felt “fobbed off” by the local authority – and that other parents had not been informed of the breach.
The victims commissioner for England and Wales said she often hears of victims being "ignored or fobbed off" by police forces.
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