shoot the messenger
US /ʃuːt ðə ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/
UK /ʃuːt ðə ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/
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遷怒於傳話人, 責怪報信人
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.
不要遷怒於傳話人；我只是告訴你老闆說了什麼。
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The manager was angry about the bad sales figures, but he shouldn't have shot the messenger by yelling at his assistant.
經理對糟糕的銷售數據很生氣，但他不應該通過對助理大喊大叫來遷怒於傳話人。