palm off

Etymology
“Palming” an object (as in a playing card) is a type of sleight of hand, secretly removing the desired article and leaving only the undesired one.

Verb

 * 1)  To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.

Usage notes
Sometimes appears as pawn off, though this is frequently proscribed as an error. Some dictionaries have begun to recognize this form, and some have noted that the phrase pawn upon even predates palm off. Often, pawn off differs slightly in meaning, not carrying the same connotations of trickery as palm off.

The buyer is usually given as the object of "on" or "upon." So, "palm (something) off on (someone)"

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: sırımaq
 * Dutch:, met
 * Finnish: panna kiertoon
 * French: ,
 * Italian:
 * Ottoman Turkish: صاتمق
 * Russian:, , ,