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2009.10.22
To put the blame on someone is to make them a sort of sacrificial lamb - or goat. Get the idea?
SCAPEGOAT 他人の過ちの責任を負う人、身代わり
- It's not fair to make Samantha the scapegoat. We should all take some of the blame.
- The general counsel was a rather arrogant man with few friends. So when the scandal became public, he quickly became the company's scapegoat.
- Faced with a huge malpractice suit, the accounting firm scrambled (= hurried) to find a scapegoat.
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