单词 | pass the buck |
释义 | Idioms and Phrases with pass the buckpass the buck Shift responsibility or blame elsewhere, as in She's always passing the buck to her staff; it's time she accepted the blame herself. This expression dates from the mid-1800s, when in a poker game a piece of buckshot or another object was passed around to remind a player that he was the next dealer. It acquired its present meaning by about 1900. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. pass the buckSEE SYNONYMS FOR pass the buck ON THESAURUS.COM To shift blame from oneself to another person: “Passing the buck is a way of life in large bureaucracies.” (See the buck stops here.) Words nearby pass the buckPassover, pass pattern, pass point, passport, pass rush, pass the buck, pass the hat, pass the time, pass the torch, pass-through, pass through one's mind The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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