English Dictionary

pawn off

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another.

日本語の意味

（望ましくないものや人を）他人に押し付ける、任せる、転嫁する

Instead of fixing the old copier, he tried to pawn off the broken machine on the new office manager.

古いコピー機を修理する代わりに、彼は故障した機械を新しいオフィスマネージャーに押し付けようとした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another.

LeMaster was dealt to the even-lowlier Pittsburgh Pirates for a minor league pitcher. The Indians were so anxious to pawn him off on the Pirates that the club even paid Johnnie a $100,000 assignment fee to go to Pittsburgh.

pawns off （ present singular third-person ）

pawning off （ participle present ）

pawned off （ participle past ）

pawned off （ past ）