to give someone an untrue or unsatisfactory answer, or to give someone something that has no value in order to try to satisfy them and make them go away:

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Palms you off with something
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Fob him off with something
to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted:
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RE: Dallies with something
to consider or imagine an idea, subject, or plan, but not in a serious way:
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RE: To sub someone out
to pay someone else to do a job or part of a job that you have agreed to do:
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To vest them in someone
if property, shares, etc. vest in someone, they legally become theirs:
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Prevails on someone
to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do:
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Socked in with someone
to stop all travel or movement of vehicles in an area because of bad weather:
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RE: To run sb down
to hit and injure a person or animal with a vehicle, especially intentionally:
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Hunted them down
to search everywhere for someone or something until you find him, her, or it:
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Pushed them down
to cause the amount, number, or value of something to increase or be reduced:
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RE: To cool something down
to stop feeling angry or to stop someone else feeling angry after an argument:
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RE: To cover something up
to keep something unpleasant or illegal secret or hidden:
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To drag one down
If an unpleasant situation drags someone down, it makes them feel unhappy or ill: