pass the buck

Nghĩa

to make someone else deal with your responsibility

Đẩy trách nhiệm của mình cho người khác.

Ví dụ

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?

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ pass đổi dạng. Giữ nguyên the buck ở số ít; người bị đẩy trách nhiệm đứng sau to.

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