pass the buck

Significado

to make someone else deal with your responsibility

Fazer outra pessoa lidar com uma responsabilidade própria.

Exemplos

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?

Gramática

Só pass muda de forma. the buck não muda e fica no singular; a pessoa que o recebe vem depois de to.

Parecidas no sentido