palm off

фраз. гл.; разг. (palm (up)on) всучивать; сбывать, подсовывать (кому-л.)

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He grabbed for her, but she held him off with a palm over his lips
Род хотел схватить ее в охапку, но она удержала его, прижав ладонь к его губам.
Stasheff, Christopher / The Warlock in Spite of HimselfСташефф, Кристофер / Чародей поневоле
Чародей поневоле
Сташефф, Кристофер
© Copyright перевод Сергей Славгородский
The Warlock in Spite of Himself
Stasheff, Christopher
© 1969 by Christopher Stasheff

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palm off

всучивать; сбывать; подсовыватьExamples

This law is intended to prevent dishonest people from palming off worthless goods. — Этот закон направлен против тех, кто пытается сбыть с рук некачественные товары.
He palmed the painting off as a Renoir. — Он сбыл картину, выдав её за Ренуара.

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