en pass buck

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, CC-CEDICT 2017-10, JMDict 1.07, German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • ja 責任転嫁 (n) ➜
  • de jemandem den schwarzen peter zuschieben ➜
  • da sende aben videre ➜
  • fi pakoilla vastuuta ➜
  • it fare a scaricabarili ➜
  • ja 盥回しにする ➜
  • ja 蜥蜴の尻尾切り ➜
  • mi uapare ➜
  • mi whakarare ➜
  • ru переводить стрелки ➜
  • ru сваливать ответственность ➜
  • zh 推卸責任 ➜
  • zh 推卸责任 ➜
  • zh 一退六二五 ➜
  • zh 互相扯皮 ➜
  • zh 嫁祸于人 ➜
  • zh 嫁禍於人 ➜
  • zh 捨車保帥 ➜
  • zh 推卸 ➜
  • zh 推諉 ➜
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Related terms

  • az atmaq (v) ➜
  • de jemandem den schwarzen peter zuschieben ➜
  • en buck stops here ➜
  • en buck up (v) ➜
  • en absolve ➜
  • en authority ➜
  • en blame ➜
  • en buck passer ➜
  • en buck passing ➜
  • en buck stops here ➜
  • en jurisdiction ➜
  • en responsibility ➜
  • en passes buck (v) ➜
  • es endilgar (v) ➜
  • es pasar la bola (v) ➜
  • fi pakoilla vastuuta (v) ➜
  • it autoassolversi (v) ➜
  • it palleggiamento (n) ➜
  • ja かする (v) ➜
  • ja 蜥蜴の尻尾切り (n) ➜
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Word forms

  • en passed buck (v) ➜
  • en passes buck (v) ➜
  • en passing buck (v) ➜

Things capable of pass buck

  • en people ➜
  • en a politician ➜

Derived from

  • en pass (v) ➜

Etymologically related

  • en buck stops here ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org pass the buck
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