| 单词 | fall guy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfall guy fall guy n. colloquial (originally U.S.) a person who ‘takes the fall’ for others, a scapegoat (cf. to take the fall at Phrases 2b); (also) a person who is easily tricked or taken advantage of, an easy victim, a dupe. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > blame > [noun] > one who is blamed for actions of others scapegoat1824 lightning rod1834 fall guy1895 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe foola1382 woodcockc1430 geckc1530 cousinc1555 cokes1567 milch cow1582 gudgeon1584 coney1591 martin1591 gull1594 plover1599 rook1600 gull-finch1604 cheatee1615 goata1616 whirligig1624 chouse1649 coll1657 cully1664 bubble1668 lamb1668 Simple Simon?1673 mouth1680 dupe1681 cull1698 bub1699 game1699 muggins1705 colour1707 milk cow1727 flat1762 gulpin1802 slob1810 gaggee1819 sucker1838 hoaxee1840 softie1850 foozle1860 lemon1863 juggins1882 yob1886 patsy1889 yapc1894 fall guy1895 fruit1895 meemaw1895 easy mark1896 lobster1896 mark1896 wise guy1896 come-on1897 pushover1907 John1908 schnookle1908 Gretchen1913 jug1914 schnook1920 soft touch1924 prospect1931 steamer1932 punter1934 dill1941 Joe Soap1943 possum1945 Moreton Bay1953 easy touch1959 1895 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 16 Dec. 8/5 William Farragarger, who played the part of the ‘fall guy’ in the poker game. 1902 Salt Lake Tribune 31 Aug. 10/7 Was he to be the fall guy all the time for all kinds of graft? 1946 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fiends (1947) xxi. 149 Selena..would deliver me as a fall guy to the police without batting an eye. 1956 S. Bellow Seize the Day (1957) i. 34 Perhaps he was foolish and unlucky, a fall guy, a dupe, a sucker. 1963 Spectator 6 Sept. 295 Ward began to hear from friends that he was being cast for the part of fall guy (I know of no equivalent expression here) by Profumo's friends. 1999 Earth Matters Spring 14/2 Unless it is re-arranged on an altogether different basis, British agriculture faces crisis after crisis—and farmers will be the fall guys. 2016 Sun (Nexis) 7 Mar. (Sport section) 7 He has been made the fall guy for their troubles. < as lemmas |
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