Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The shopkeeper tried to ______ a torn hundred-rupee note on my grandmother, but she spotted the tape on it at once.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → palm off
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
Complete sentence: The shopkeeper tried to palm off a torn hundred-rupee note on my grandmother, but she spotted the tape on it at once.
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) palm off (answer) | to get rid of something bad or fake by tricking a person into taking it | The vendor tried to palm off yesterday’s samosas on us as fresh ones. |
| (2) ward off | to keep something harmful away | Nani burns neem leaves in the evening to ward off mosquitoes. |
| (3) shrug off | to treat something as unimportant and not let it trouble you | Riya shrugged off the rude comments and went on practising. |
| (4) lay off | to stop employing workers, usually because there is not enough work | The mill laid off forty workers when the orders fell. |