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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
Tagalog pagsisisihan sisihan

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.
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See also

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

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