pass the buck

/ˌpɑːs ðə ˈbʌk/INFORMAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
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Kahulugan

to make someone else deal with your responsibility

Magpasa sa ibang tao ng sariling responsibilidad.

Mga halimbawa

  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?

Grammar

Ang pass lang ang nagbabago ng anyo. Nananatiling fixed at singular ang the buck, at inilalagay pagkatapos ng to ang taong pinagpasahan.

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