palm off
1．get rid of sth． one does not want by persuading sb． to accept or buy it用欺骗手段把…处理掉
He palmed his old washing machine off on his aunt，even though he knew it was always breaking down．他把他那台旧洗衣机硬给他姑妈，尽管他知道这机器老出毛病。
There should be alaw against people palming off rubbish like this．应该有一项禁止人们兜售这类劣质品的法令。
2．deceive by a trick or lie欺骗
He tried to palm his boss off with the story that he had been to the dentist．他企图欺骗他老板说他去看牙医了。
He has palmed off all that rubbish on the public．他以一派胡言欺骗了公众。