Last Updated:2025/11/22

(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

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pass the buck

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pass the buck

Verb
idiomatic informal
Japanese Meaning
責任や非難を他者に押し付けること / 自分の責任を逃れて、間接的に他の人に任せること
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問題が起きたとき、彼は責任を取る代わりに部下に責任を押し付けようとした。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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