pass the buck

Indeed, her focus on grand jury materials controlled by the judiciary is plainly an effort to pass the buck and obscure the fact that she has some independent authority to disclose information.

It suggested the State Bar was trying to pass the buck for its own failures.

That made me start thinking, well, is there any way we can distinguish the good or bad accountability sink, or arrangements where someone is actually doing something necessary versus someone just trying to pass the buck.

Not everyone was ready to let Bondi pass the buck, though.

His first appearance was on Say the Word in 1997, and other credits include Pass the Buck, Breakaway and Two Tribes.