whipping boynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈwɪp.ɪŋ ˌbɔɪ/us/ˈwɪp.ɪŋ ˌbɔɪ/someone or something that is blamed or punished for problems that are caused by someone or something else
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Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusation
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- charge
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
- thank sb for sth idiom
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