english
1
general::
Phrase(s): wish someone or something (off) on someone to foist someone or something off on someone else. • I would never wish my uncle off on you, even for an hour. • I wouldn’t wish off my cousin Roger on anyone. • I wouldn’t wish this matter on you.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
2
general::
Foist or impose something on another, as in I wouldn't wish this job on my worst enemy. [Early 1900s]
American Heritage Idioms