- pass on responsibility
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English-german dictionary. 2013.
pass on responsibility
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pass the buck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. * /Mrs. Brown complained to the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pass the buck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. * /Mrs. Brown complained to the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pass the torch to someone — pass the torch (to (someone)) to give responsibility to someone. The president of the company announced his retirement, saying it was time to pass the torch to someone younger … New idioms dictionary
pass the torch to — pass the torch (to (someone)) to give responsibility to someone. The president of the company announced his retirement, saying it was time to pass the torch to someone younger … New idioms dictionary
pass the torch — (to (someone)) to give responsibility to someone. The president of the company announced his retirement, saying it was time to pass the torch to someone younger … New idioms dictionary
pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you avoid taking responsibility by saying that someone else is responsible … The small dictionary of idiomes
pass (or take up) the baton — hand over (or take up) a duty or responsibility. → baton … English new terms dictionary
pass the baton — ► pass (or take up) the baton hand over (or take up) a duty or responsibility. Main Entry: ↑baton … English terms dictionary
pass the buck — ► pass the buck informal shift responsibility to someone else. Main Entry: ↑buck … English terms dictionary
pass the buck — phrasal : to shift a responsibility to someone else inclined to pass the buck to some other futile body Sir Winston Churchill * * * pass the buck (slang) To shift the responsibility to someone else (from the practice of passing the marker to the… … Useful english dictionary
pass\ the\ buck — v. phr. informal To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. Mrs. Brown complained to the man who… … Словарь американских идиом
