| 单词 | to pass the buck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pass the buck (to) P1. figurative. to pass the buck (to), to make a scapegoat or dupe of (a person); to shift responsibility (to another). colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > get exemption [verb (intransitive)] > transfer responsibility to another to whip the cat1793 let George do it1909 to pass the buck (to)1912 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > evade responsibility or obligation > by passing it to another to pass the buck (to)1912 1912 W. Irwin Red Button 341 The Big Commissioner will get roasted by the papers and hand it to the Deputy Comish, and the Deputy will pass the buck down to me, and I'll have to report how it happened. 1920 C. E. Mulford Johnny Nelson vi. 60 Bein' a stranger down here I reckoned they'd pass th' buck to you. 1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost viii. 79 He invariably passes the buck to his subordinates. 1955 A. L. Rowse Expansion of Elizabethan Eng. x. 404 He [sc. Sir Francis Vere] is very good at passing the buck. < as lemmas |
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