pass the buck

含义

to make someone else deal with your responsibility

把自己的责任推给别人.

例句

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?

语法

只有 pass 变化形式。the buck 保持不变，用单数；接手的人跟在 to 之后。

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