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1 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) lade sorteper gå videre* * *(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) lade sorteper gå videre -
2 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) cargarle el muerto a alguienpass the buck*expr.• pasar la pelota* expr. -
3 pass the buck
inf валить с больной головы на здоровую; увиливать от ответственностиDon't try to pass the buck! It's your fault, and everybody know it.
Parents often try to pass the buck to teachers when children misbehave in school.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > pass the buck
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4 pass the buck
разг.сваливать ответственность на другого; ≈ валить с больной головы на здоровую ( отсюда buck-passer и buck-passing) [этим. карт. передать другому игроку марку, указывающую на его очередь сдавать ( покер); первонач. амер.]...Buzz'll be able to pass the buck for not creating any real relief for poverty. (S. Lewis, ‘It Can't Happen, Here’, ch. 8) —...Бэз постарается сложить с себя всякую ответственность за то, что не была оказана помощь беднякам.
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5 pass the buck
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > pass the buck
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6 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) koma sök/ábyrgð yfir á e-n annan -
7 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) másra tolja a felelősséget -
8 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) furtar-se -
9 pass the buck
sorumluluğu başkasına yıkmak, sorumluluğu başkasına yüklemek* * *(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) sorumluluğu başkasına yüklemek -
10 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) prenesti odgovornost -
11 pass the buck
• vierittää vastuu jonkun niskoille* * *(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) siirtää vastuu -
12 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) fraskrive seg ansvaret -
13 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) lavarsi le mani, fare a scaricabarile -
14 pass the buck
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15 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) zwalić odpowiedzialność na kogoś innego -
16 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) novelt atbildību (uz kādu citu) -
17 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) suversti atsakomybę kitam -
18 pass the buck
vältra över ansvaret på någon annan* * *(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) vältra över ansvaret -
19 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) zvaliť zodpovednosť na* * *• prišit za krk -
20 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) a arunca pisica moartă în grădina altcuiva
См. также в других словарях:
pass the buck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. * /Mrs. Brown complained to the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pass the buck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. * /Mrs. Brown complained to the… … Dictionary of American idioms
Pass the Buck — may refer to: *Pass the Buck (pricing game), a pricing game on The Price Is Right * Pass the Buck (game show), a 1978 game show hosted by Bill Cullen * Pass the Buck (Australian game show), a 2002 game show hosted by John Burgessplease write this … Wikipedia
pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you avoid taking responsibility by saying that someone else is responsible … The small dictionary of idiomes
pass the buck — ► to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you do not want to deal with: »Politicians were criticized for passing the buck on health care reform. Main Entry: ↑buck … Financial and business terms
pass the buck — ► pass the buck informal shift responsibility to someone else. Main Entry: ↑buck … English terms dictionary
pass the buck — phrasal : to shift a responsibility to someone else inclined to pass the buck to some other futile body Sir Winston Churchill * * * pass the buck (slang) To shift the responsibility to someone else (from the practice of passing the marker to the… … Useful english dictionary
pass\ the\ buck — v. phr. informal To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. Mrs. Brown complained to the man who… … Словарь американских идиом
pass the buck — tv. to shift the responsibility for something to someone else; to evade responsibility. (See also buck passer.) □ When things get a little tough, do what I do. Pass the buck. □ Don’t pass the buck. Stand up and admit you were wrong … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you avoid taking responsibility by saying that someone else is responsible. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you say that someone is passing the buck, you are accusing them of not taking responsibility for a… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pass the buck — to blame someone or to make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with yourself. Parents often try to pass the buck to teachers when children misbehave in school. (sometimes + to) Bus companies are just passing the buck by saying… … New idioms dictionary