To fob off

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to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of the people."

- Milton.

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commerce commercialism crime criminal offence criminal offense FOB fob off foist off law-breaking mercantilism negative offence offense palm off put sell			He said: "The North East Ambulance Service and the County Durham Primary Care Trust has in the past tried to fob off the Dales with a poorer service and we are not prepared to allow that to happen. 'Unacceptable' response time of rural 999 service; Paramedics may ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) This is the kind of task one should be able to fob off on one of the mumcierge services - only I decided last week that I was morally opposed to them. I can't work out how to invest my baby's windfall responsibly. But I ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk The FOS got tough when banks tried to fob off customers with a partial refund of the fees racked up for borrowing that wasn't pre-arranged. Your MONEY: Threat of new action over rip-off overdrafts; CASHPOINT by The Mirror (London, England)			To fire up To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out To flap in the mouth To flare up To flash in the pan To flat out To flatten a sail To fling about To fling away To fling out To float with the stream To flush a joints To fly a kite To fly about To fly around To fly at To fly in the face of To fly off To fly on To fly open To fly out To fob off To follow suit To follow the hounds To follow up To fool away To foot a bill To foot it To foreclose a mortgage To foreclose a mortgager To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard To fritter away To frizzle up To fume away To funk out To gain ground To gain on To gain over			To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out To flap in the mouth To flare up To flash in the pan To flat out To flatten a sail To fling about To fling away To fling out To float with the stream To flush a joints To fly a kite To fly about To fly around To fly at To fly in the face of To fly off To fly on To fly open To fly out To fob off To Follow To follow suit To follow the hounds To follow up To fool away To foot a bill To foot it To foreclose a mortgage To foreclose a mortgager To forestall the market To forget one's self To fork over To form on To forswear one's self To freeze up To freshen ballast To freshen the hawse To freshen the way To fret the gizzard To fritter away To frizzle up To Fu To Fu To fume away To funk out

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