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Buck passing, or passing the buck, or sometimes (playing) the blame game, is the act of attributing to another person or group one's own responsibility. It is often used to refer to a strategy in power politics whereby a state tries to get another state to deter or fight an aggressor state while it remains on the sidelines.
to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with: She's always trying to pass the buck and I'm sick of it! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Duty, obligation and responsibility. accountable.
pass the buck. idiom. Add to word list Add to word list. to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with: She's always trying to pass the buck and I'm sick of it! SMART Vocabulary: palabras y expresiones relacionadas.
pass the buck. To shift or reassign the blame or responsibility (for something) to another person, group, or thing. Politicians have two skills: making empty promises and then passing the buck when they fail to deliver on them. Maybe instead of passing the buck, you should have a think about what you could be doing to improve your performance.
To ‘pass the buck’ is to evade responsibility by passing it on to someone else. What's the origin of the phrase 'Pass the buck'? Look up ‘buck’ in the dictionary and you’ll find a couple of dozen assorted nouns, verbs and adjectives.
To shift or reassign the blame or responsibility (for something) to another person, group, or thing. Politicians have two skills: making empty promises and then passing the buck when they fail to deliver on them. Maybe instead of passing the buck, you should have a think about what you could be doing to improve your performance.
Traducciones en contexto de "passing the buck" en inglés-español de Reverso Context: Accountability means facing your responsibilities and never passing the buck.
