LEARNit Dictionary
fob off
phrasal verb
1
to try to stop somebody asking questions or complaining by telling them something that is not true
گمراه کردن, فریب دادن
2
to give somebody something that is not what they want or is of worse quality than they want
رفع کردن با چیز بیارزش, (چیز) گولزنانه انداختن, با وعدهای گمراهکننده کاستن
He was unaware that he was being fobbed off with out-of-date stock.