a person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes, incompetence, etc of another or others; a scapegoat
[orig a boy who was educated alongside a prince and who was punished for any mistakes the prince made]
| 单词 | whipping boy |
| 释义 | whipping boynouna person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes, incompetence, etc of another or others; a scapegoat [orig a boy who was educated alongside a prince and who was punished for any mistakes the prince made] |
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