shift responsibility; pass the buck
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to shift responsibility onto others; to pass the buck; to shirk
formalOften used in formal, bureaucratic, or official contexts to describe evading responsibility. Frequently appears in the phrase '推委扯皮' (buck-passing and shirking).
Yù遇
shì事
tuī推
wěi委
shì是
bù不
fù负
zé责
rèn任
de的
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
Shifting responsibility when problems arise is a sign of irresponsibility.
Gè各
bù部
mén门
zhī之
jiān间
hù互
xiāng相
tuī推
wěi委
，
dǎo导
zhì致
wèn问
tí题
chí迟
chí迟
dé得
bù不
dào到
jiě解
jué决
。
The various departments kept passing the buck to each other, causing the problem to remain unresolved for a long time.
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Tā他
cóng从
bù不
tuī推
wěi委
zé责
rèn任
，
zǒng总
shì是
zhǔ主
dòng动
chéng承
dān担
。
He never shirks responsibility and always takes the initiative to bear it.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
tuī推
wěi委
chě扯
pí皮
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
bì必
xū须
dù杜
jué绝
。
This phenomenon of buck-passing and shirking must be eliminated.