pass the buck

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to make someone else deal with your responsibility

자기 책임을 남에게 떠넘기다.

예문

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?

문법

형태가 바뀌는 것은 pass뿐이다. the buck은 단수로 그대로 두고, 책임을 넘기는 상대는 전치사 to 뒤에 온다.

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