What does "fob off" mean?

To give an unsatisfactory answer to dismiss someone To put someone off with excuses or inferior things.

How do you use "fob off" in a sentence?

Don't try to fob me off with excuses. He fobbed her off with a vague promise. We were fobbed off with a cheap substitute.

Phrasal Verb British ★★★☆☆ Moderate informal

含义: To give an unsatisfactory answer to dismiss someone

敷衍；搪塞

Dar largas; quitarse de encima

言い訳でごまかす；適当にあしらう

핑계로 얼버무리다; 대충 떼우다

To put someone off with excuses or inferior things.

用借口或劣质品打发某人。英式英语。

Librarse de alguien con excusas o cosas de inferior calidad. Inglés británico.

言い訳や粗悪品で人をあしらうこと。イギリス英語。

변명이나 질 낮은 것으로 상대를 대충 넘기다.

Base verb: fob

Particle: off

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Don't try to fob me off with excuses.
别想用借口敷衍我
no intentes quitarte de encima con excusas
言い訳でごまかそうとしないで
핑계로 얼버무리려고 하지 마.
He fobbed her off with a vague promise.
他用一个含糊的承诺搪塞了她
se la quitó de encima con una promesa vaga
彼は曖昧な約束で彼女を適当にあしらった
그는 애매한 약속으로 그녀를 대충 떼웠다.
We were fobbed off with a cheap substitute.
我们被打发了一个便宜的替代品
nos endosaron un sustituto barato
私たちは安物の代替品でごまかされた
우리는 싸구려 대체품으로 속아 넘어갔다.

语境: dismissing, deceiving, British

语气: annoyed

From deceiving or tricking someone.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal