pass the buck

基本解釋

Mr Schultz is not trying to pass the buck. His company is in trouble, and much of it is self-inflicted.
霍華得?舒爾茨不打算推卸責(zé)任.他的公司正陷入危機,而大多數(shù)危機是其自身制造的.
When the boss was asking who had disclosed the news ,the two of them began to pass the buck to each other.
當(dāng)老板問起是誰把消息說出去的時候，他們兩個人相互推卸責(zé)任。
Being overweight is now increasingly perceived as an “illness”; a newfound status that allows “sufferers” to dodge responsibility and pass the buck.
現(xiàn)在越來越多的人將超重視作一種“疾病”，它地位的“提升”使得受害者更加有理由去推卸責(zé)任并大筆花錢。

But the judge would not allow them to pass the buck to the auditors.
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And even after the suspensions were handed down, adults still continued to pass the buck on responsibility.
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Some might think it would be a good way to pass the buck.
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to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with