English Dictionary

pass the buck

動詞

慣用表現 くだけた表現

(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.

日本語の意味

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

When things went wrong, he tried to pass the buck to his assistant instead of taking responsibility.

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。

意味（1）

(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.

passes the buck （ present singular third-person ）

passing the buck （ participle present ）

passed the buck （ participle past ）

passed the buck （ past ）