shoot the messenger

US /ʃuːt ðə ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/
UK /ʃuːt ðə ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/
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메신저를 쏘다, 나쁜 소식을 전한 사람을 비난하다

to blame or punish the person who delivers bad news, rather than addressing the problem itself

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Don't shoot the messenger; I'm just telling you what the boss said.
메신저를 쏘지 마; 나는 단지 사장이 말한 것을 너에게 말하고 있을 뿐이야.
The manager was angry about the bad sales figures, but he shouldn't have shot the messenger by yelling at his assistant.
매니저는 나쁜 판매 수치에 화가 났지만, 비서에게 소리쳐서 메신저를 쏘지 말았어야 했다.