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☆ buck-passer [buk′pas΄ər ]n.Informal a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone elsebuck-passingn.
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buck-passer — ☆ buck passer [buk′pas΄ər ] n. [see phr. PASS THE BUCK under BUCK3] Informal a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone else buck passing n … English World dictionary
buck-passer — n. phr. A person who passes the buck. Mr. Jones was a buck passer even at home, and tried to make his wife make all the decisions. Compare: pass the buck, buck passing … Словарь американских идиом
buck passer — noun Etymology: buck (X) : a person that habitually evades responsibility • buck passing ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun * * * buck passing, n. Informal. a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, esp. unjustly or improperly. [ … Useful english dictionary
buck passer — [buck passing] See: PASS THE BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
buck passer — [buck passing] See: PASS THE BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
buck passer — buck′ pass er n. Informal. inf a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another • Etymology: 1930–35 buck′ pass ing, n … From formal English to slang
buck passer — buck passing, n. Informal. a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, esp. unjustly or improperly. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
buck passer — noun Date: 1920 a person who habitually passes the buck • buck passing noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
buck passer — n. person who avoids responsibility by passing it on to someone else, person who regularly passes the buck to another … English contemporary dictionary
buck-passing — noun or adj Buck passing clerks in stores make customers angry. Compare: pass the buck, buck passer … Словарь американских идиом
