fob
fob ஏற்றுமதி
definition
verb
secretaries fob off most unwanted callers by saying their boss is in a meeting
deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior.
noun
a recent immigrant, especially regarded as being unassimilated.
abbreviation
Forward Operating Base.
friend of Bill, a friend of Bill Clinton, especially one of his close circle of advisers and contacts.
example
Until the advent of the wristwatch in the twentieth century, men's pocket watches were suspended from a chain with a watch 'fob' at the other end.
I just picked up my key 'fob' , pointed it at the Botany Bay, and clicked the LOCK button to see if the car's lights would flash.
Instead, the investigator turned out to be a grave young man attired in a three-piece suit with Edwardian collar and gold watch 'fob' .
He always wore a dark blue pinstriped suit, waistcoat with a gold 'fob' , a red carnation, a trilby, and an umbrella.
He pressed the crown of the handsome - and expensive - watch attached to the 'fob' and squinted at the golden hands sweeping about its painted ivory face.
It was a silver 'fob' , about six inches long, with a key ring at one end.
No, that's quite alright - don't you worry yourself about digging in your pocket to find your security 'fob' .
A 10-way adjustable power driver's seat is linked to a memory system that can be controlled by the key 'fob' .
She pulled them out and clicked the key 'fob' to unlock the doors.
The trinkets were attached to the exposed end of the 'fob' .
There is also a gold-plated brass chain, with a 'fob' of a liberty head penny, with the date 1853 (the year of Hardin's birth).
Furthermore, he said he never could wear a pocket watch and 'fob' - fashionable at the time - because they got in the way of his arm.
There, stepping from his car in the shadow of the castle, is Christopher Lee, still imperious at 82 with his gold 'fob' and frock coat.
Priced at US $18, it looks like the key-ring 'fob' that opens your car door and has an illuminated combination dial.
Then he fiddled with his watch 'fob' , and without looking up said, ‘And our other matter was dealt with satisfactorily?’
Lee reassembled his 'fob' and stuck it back into his pocket.
Take the SecurID offering for example; I have a 'fob' on my keyring measuring 65x40x19 mm.
Although aftermarket starters are available for any car, the Malibu's is conveniently integrated into the key 'fob' .
secretaries 'fob' off most unwanted callers by saying their boss is in a meeting
He spotted Ford's keys and nodded toward the silver 'fob' attached.
If she turns around, she'll see the silver 'fob' and chain, marked by their daughter's teething.
He carried it now, attached to the 'fob' of his watch.
Real ones aren't that hard to find, but beware unscrupulous merchandisers who attempt to 'fob you off' with fakes.
When worn by men, the watch was tucked into the 'fob pocket' .
It needed a lot of work on the mechanism (it'd stopped winding) and a new loop made for a 'fob chain' .
But I suggested 'fobbing it off on' my grandfather, who was old and wouldn't know the difference.
After countless phone calls in which she said 'she was fobbed off' with excuses, Mrs Carter was told it would be done by Friday.
Women favored these watch chatelaines while men preferred 'fobs' by which to pull the watch from the pocket.
Somewhat similar to a car's key fob, home security key 'fobs' include buttons to activate and deactivate the house alarm system.
Its 'fob chain' , stretched across the workingman's waistcoat, became a new symbol of respectability.
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