Today’s “Word of the Day” is “palm off“ and it is a phrasal verb meaning “to sell or get rid of something by trick/fraud; to pass off something by deception; to persuade someone to believe false explanation/excuse; fob off”.
Example Sentence: Boris Johnson this week attempted to palm off responsibility for imposing unpopular lockdowns to curb the spread of Covid-19 on to northern English politicians, without adequate compensation.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on the north-south divide: Boris Johnson made it worse and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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