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1 pass the buck (to someone)
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2 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 -
3 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. -
4 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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5 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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6 pass the buck
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > pass the buck
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7 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 -
8 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 -
9 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) furtar-se -
10 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 -
11 pass the buck
(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) prenesti odgovornost -
12 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 -
13 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 -
14 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 -
15 pass the buck
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16 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 -
17 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) -
18 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 -
19 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 -
20 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
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 (pricing game) — Pass the Buck is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right . Debuting on October 4, 2001, it is played for a car and a cash prize of up to $9,000, and uses grocery items.GameplayThe contestant is shown two pairs of… … 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 (UK game show) — Pass The Buck was an early evening quiz programme that was produced by Thames Television and aired on the ITV network for 2 series between 1986 and 1987. The programme was hosted by George Layton … Wikipedia
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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 (Australian game show) — Infobox Television show name = Pass the Buck caption = show name 2 = genre = Game show creator = director = creative director = developer = presenter = John Burgess starring = voices = narrated = theme music composer = opentheme = endtheme =… … Wikipedia
