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fob off

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
fob [sb] off vtr phrasal sep	informal (give [sb] [sth] inferior, unsatisfactory)	engatusar a vtr + prep
	The sales rep offered me a partial refund, but I could tell she was just trying to fob me off.
	La vendedora me ofreció un reembolso parcial, pero era evidente que lo único que quería era engatusarme.
fob [sb] off with [sth] v expr	informal (give [sb] [sth] inferior, unsatisfactory)	engatusar a alguien con loc verb
		engañar a alguien con loc verb
	Frank is always trying to fob me off with excuses.
	Frank siempre está intentado engatusarme con excusas.
fob [sth] off on [sb] v expr	informal (give [sb] [sth] inferior, unsatisfactory)	encajar algo a alguien loc verb
	(AmL)	enjaretarle algo a alguien loc verb
	(ES, Andalucía)	endiñarle algo a alguien loc verb
	Martin tried to fob off his old laptop on me.
	Martin intentó encajarme su portátil antiguo.

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