pass the buck

意味

to make someone else deal with your responsibility

自分の責任を他人に押しつける.

例文

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?

文法

形が変わるのは pass だけ。the buck は単数のまま変えない。押しつける相手は to の後に続く。

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