Question

He tried to ________ me with some blatant lies.

• A. fob off
• B. give in
• C. bring up
• D. let down

Answer 1

Answer:

A. fob off

The phrasal verb fob someone off with something means:

• to deceive someone by giving them a false or unsatisfactory explanation or excuse.

Since the sentence mentions "blatant lies," fob off is the correct choice.

Common Examples:

• He tried to fob me off with a weak excuse.

• Don't fob customers off with false promises.

• The salesman fobbed us off with fake information.