shift blame/burden onto others; pass the buck
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to shift (burden, loss, blame) onto others; to transfer responsibility
Often used with abstract nouns like 责任 (responsibility), 损失 (loss), 成本 (cost), or 罪名 (blame). Can be followed by 于, 给, or 到 to indicate the recipient.
Bù不
néng能
bǎ把
shì事
gù故
de的
zé责
rèn任
zhuǎn转
jià嫁
yú于
rén人
。
We cannot shift the responsibility for the accident onto others.
Yī一
xiē些
qǐ企
yè业
shì试
tú图
jiāng将
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
de的
chéng成
běn本
zhuǎn转
jià嫁
gěi给
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
。
Some companies attempt to pass on the costs of environmental pollution to consumers.
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Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
bǎ把
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cuò错
wù误
zhuǎn转
jià嫁
gěi给
tóng同
shì事
。
He always shifts the blame for his own mistakes onto his colleagues.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
bǎ把
cái财
zhèng政
fù负
dān担
zhuǎn转
jià嫁
gěi给
pǔ普
tōng通
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
The government should not shift the fiscal burden onto ordinary citizens.