pass the buck
Verb
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Verb
pass the buck
- (idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
- buck-passing
- buck-passer
- the buck stops here
- German: die Verantwortung weiterreichen (an), die Verantwortung schieben (auf)
- Italian: fare a scaricabarili
- Russian: сва́ливать отве́тственность
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