pass the buck

المعنى

to make someone else deal with your responsibility

تحميل شخص آخر مسؤولية تخص المرء.

أمثلة

1. 1The council passed the buck to the water company, and nothing was repaired.
2. 2Good managers do not pass the buck when a project goes wrong.
3. 3Every department passed the buck until the complaint was two months old.
4. 4Stop passing the buck and tell me who approved the order.
5. 5Was he passing the buck, or did he genuinely not know?

القواعد

يتغير pass وحده. تبقى the buck ثابتة ومفردة؛ ويذكر من تحمل إليه المسؤولية بعد to.

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