Fob Stop Excuse Meaning Make Complaining Bothering Telling

Meaning: to try to make someone stop complaining or stop bothering you by telling them something that isn't true, or by giving them an excuse

• After I complained about getting tinned peas, the manager of the restaurant tried to fob me off with some excuse about fresh peas not being in season.
  
  
• The workers refused to be fobbed off with a vague promise of bigger bonuses in future if profits improved.