fob

fob
transitive verb,
-bb-

fob somebody off with something — jemanden mit etwas abspeisen (ugs.)

* * *
[fob]
- fob someone off with something
- fob off with something
- fob someone off with
- fob off with
* * *
fob1
[fɒb, AM fɑ:b]
I. n
1. (chain) Uhrband nt, Uhrkette f
2. (tab) Schlüsselanhänger m
II. vt
<-bb->
to \fob off ⇆ sb with sth jdn mit etw dat abspeisen fam
to \fob off ⇆ sth on sb jdm etw andrehen fam
fob2
[ˌefəʊˈbi:, AM -oʊˈ-]
ECON abbrev of free on board fob fachspr
* * *
I [fɒb]
1. vt (esp Brit)

to fob sb off (with promises) — jdn (mit leeren Versprechungen) abspeisen

to fob sth off on sb, to fob sb off with sth — jdm etw andrehen

2. n (old)
Uhrtasche f II ["efəʊ'biː] abbr See: of free on board
* * *
fob1 [fɒb; US fɑb] s
1. Uhrtasche f (in der Hose)
2. auch fob chain
a) Uhrkette f, -band n,
b) Uhrenanhänger m
fob2 [fɒb; US fɑb] v/t
1. fob sth off on sb jemandem etwas andrehen oder aufhängen
2. fob sb off jemanden abspeisen, jemanden abwimmeln (beide:
with mit)
3. fob sb off with sth 1
* * *
transitive verb,
-bb-

fob somebody off with something — jemanden mit etwas abspeisen (ugs.)


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