palm off
Phrasal Verb
BritishAustralian
★★★☆☆ Moderate
informal
Significado: To get rid of by deception
推卸;用欺骗手段转嫁
Endosar; colocar engañando
押し付ける;だまして渡す
떠넘기다; 속여서 넘기다
To pass something unwanted to someone else.
把不想要的东西转嫁给别人。
Pasar algo no deseado a otra persona.
いらないものを他の人に押し付けること。
원하지 않는 것을 다른 사람에게 넘기다.
Base verb: palm
Particle: off
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle
Ejemplos
- He tried to palm off his work on me. 他试图把他的工作推给我intentó endosarme su trabajo彼は自分の仕事を私に押し付けようとした그는 자기 일을 나한테 떠넘기려 했다.
- Don't let them palm you off with excuses. 别让他们用借口糊弄你no dejes que te engañen con excusas言い訳で騙されないで핑계에 속아 넘어가지 마.
- She palmed off the faulty goods. 她把次品卖了出去colocó los productos defectuosos彼女は欠陥品をうまく売りさばいた그녀는 불량품을 교묘하게 떠넘겼다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: deceiving, offloading, tricking
Tono: suspicious
✓ Correcto
- Palm off推卸;转嫁Endosar; Colocar engañando押し付ける떠넘기다
Origen e historia
From concealing in the palm while tricking.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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