fall guynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈfɔːl ˌɡaɪ/us/ˈfɑːl ˌɡaɪ/informala person who is falsely blamed for something that has gone wrong, or for a crime that they have not committed:
The governor was looking for a fall guy to take the blame for the corruption scandal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- condemnation
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
- thank sb for sth idiom
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