Phrases. to whip the cat: used (chiefly dialect or technical colloquial) in various senses, some of which are not satisfactorily explained.
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| 释义 | society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > get exemption [verb (intransitive)] > transfer responsibility to another (3) to whip the cat1793 Phrases. to whip the cat: used (chiefly dialect or technical colloquial) in various senses, some of which are not satisfactorily explained. let George do it1909 North American colloquial. let George do it: let someone else do the work or take the responsibility. to pass the buck (to)1912 figurative. to pass the buck (to), to make a scapegoat or dupe of (a person); to shift responsibility (to another). colloquial (originally U.S.). |
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