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Pass the Buck


You use the expression ‘Pass the Buck’ to indicate that someone is evading responsibility by passing the blame to someone else.

Example of use: “I don’t think I can trust Fred with demanding tasks. He’s always trying to pass the buck.”


Interesting fact about Pass the Buck

The phrase ‘pass the buck’ originated in America during the late 1800s and had to do with the game of poker.