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单词 shoot (or kill) the messenger
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shoot (or kill) the messenger

Treat the bearer of bad news as if they were to blame for it: I was only reporting—no point in shooting the messenger...
  • There is no time to be wasted by shooting the messenger of bad news.
  • The British public can't allow the Labour Party to shoot the messenger of such important news.
  • Calling them names for doing so is like shooting the messenger who brings bad news.
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