to palm sb off (with sth)

Translation

⇨ quitar(se) a alguien de encima con algo [falso o sin valor]

Ken palmed him off with a story about his sick granny

Ken se lo quitó de encima con una historia sobre su abuela enferma

(Definition of to palm sb off (with sth) from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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