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Meaning of buck-passing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Blameshifting; the act of absolving oneself of responsibility or concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Schuldzuweisung Schwarzer Peter

Italiano rimpallo di responsabilità scaricabarile

日本語盥回し蜥蜴の尻尾切り責任転嫁

Examples

“It's from here onwards that the whole web of buck-passing and excuses began.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Buck's extension Buck's fascia Buck's Fizz buck's horn plantain buck's night buck's party