pass the buck
US /pæs ðə bʌk/
UK /pæs ðə bʌk/
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책임을 전가하다, 책임을 떠넘기다
to shift responsibility for something to someone else
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When things went wrong, he always tried to pass the buck to his subordinates.
일이 잘못되면 그는 항상 부하들에게 책임을 전가하려고 했다.
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It's time for you to take responsibility and stop passing the buck.
이제 책임을 지고 책임을 전가하는 것을 멈출 때야.