passing the buck

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He passed the buck!”
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Buck can mean a ton of things in the United States, so it makes sense others would be confused. Buck as in dollar? Buck as in deer? Nope! Buck as in responsibility! Passing the buck means you shirked your responsibilities, similar to someone “throwing” another person “under a bus.”

Suendenbock

jdn zum Suendenbock machen
to make sb a scapegoat


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