pawning off
Dumping on another
To pawn something off is to get rid of it by passing it to someone else, usually through deception or persuasion.
The thing pawned off is typically unwanted, inferior, or not what it's claimed to be: He tried to pawn off his old car as a classic.
You can pawn off responsibilities, tasks, or blame: She pawned the boring work off on the new hire.
The phrase suggests the recipient is being tricked or burdened.
- offloadTransfer elsewhere to lighten
- dump onAttack with complaints
- misleadCause false belief
- dupeDeceive or victim
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
feign · persuade · hoodwink · pull a fast one · con job · defraud · swindle · dispose · pass the buck · trade · foist · relinquish · shirk · sell · manipulate · pawnbroker · falsify · consign
responsibility/accountability
pawning offshouldering
Carrying on one's back
stepping up · taking responsibility · taking on · accepting · buckling down