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be somebody's responsibility

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  • Somebody Else's Problem — (also known as Someone else s problem or SEP ) is an effect that causes people to ignore matters which are generally important to a group but may not seem specifically important to the individual. Author Douglas Adams s description of the effect …   Wikipedia

  • Diffusion of responsibility — Psychology …   Wikipedia

  • leave somebody holding the bag — verb a) To abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame. After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag. b) To remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or… …   Wiktionary

  • hand over to somebody — ˌhand ˈover (to sb) | ˌhand sthˈover (to sb) derived to give sb else your position of power or the responsibility for sth • She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. • He finally handed over his responsibility for the company …   Useful english dictionary

  • on somebody's shoulders — on sb s shoulders idiom if blame, ↑guilt, etc. is on sb s shoulders, they must take responsibility for it • Stop trying to put the blame on somebody else s shoulders. Main entry: ↑shoulderidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) somebody's lookout — be ˈsb s lookout idiom (BrE, informal) used to say that you do not think sb s actions are sensible, but that it is their own problem or responsibility. • If he wants to waste his money, that s his lookout. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) somebody's pigeon — be sb s pigeon idiom (old fashioned, BrE) to be sb s responsibility or business Main entry: ↑pigeonidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) up to somebody — be up to sb idiom to be sb s duty or responsibility; to be for sb to decide • It s not up to you to tell me how to do my job. • Shall we eat out or stay in? It s up to you. Main entry: ↑upidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) ball is in somebody's court — the ball is in your/sb s ˈcourt idiom it is your/sb s responsibility to take action next • They ve offered me the job, so the ball s in my court now. Main entry: ↑ballidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • devolve something to somebody — deˈvolve sth to/on/upon sb derived to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who has less authority than you • The central government devolved most tax raising powers to the regional authorities. Main entry: ↑devolvederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • devolve something on somebody — deˈvolve sth to/on/upon sb derived to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who has less authority than you • The central government devolved most tax raising powers to the regional authorities. Main entry: ↑devolvederived …   Useful english dictionary

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