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Fob Sth Fobbed Meaning Give Low Quality Sb

Word fob off (1)
Meaning

Meaning: to give someone something of low quality or little value

Example For example:

  • fob sb off with sth He knows a lot about jade, so there's no way they can fob him off with some worthless white stone.

  • be fobbed off with sth I wasn't going to be fobbed off with some sort of cheap copy.

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