🗓️ Idiom: Pass the Buck (v)
💬 Meaning
- To shift responsibility or blame to someone else instead of taking it yourself.
- To avoid accountability by making someone else deal with a problem or task.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The manager tried to pass the buck when the project failed, blaming his team instead.
- Good leaders take responsibility instead of passing the buck.
- She always passes the buck when there’s extra work to be done.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Rather than admitting his mistake, he tried to __________ the buck.
Answer
pass
2. Choose the correct meaning of “pass the buck”:
A) Delegate fairly among team members
B) Shift blame or responsibility to someone else
C) Share credit for success with others
Answer
B) Shift blame or responsibility to someone else
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“He didn’t want to take the blame, so he blamed his assistant instead.” → Change the sentence using: pass the buck
Answer
He didn’t want to take the blame, so he passed the buck to his assistant.
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