passed the buck
Example Sentences
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Ashley says he spoke to his travel insurance company, his airline and travel agent and "they all passed the buck."
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Well, to your point, pretty much the US courts have passed the buck on this all the time.
From The Verge ● May 11, 2021
Though some studios in recent years have had multiple projects made by women, some have passed the buck – Paramount has not made a single picture with a female film-maker in five years.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2020
Mr. Mulvaney, who often invokes Mr. Kushner’s name around Mr. Trump to show that he has a good relationship with the family, passed the buck to Mr. Kushner.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2019
Starrett, not yet in the wine-flush of his heavy courtesy, passed the buck with a frown of annoyance.
From Diane of the Green Van by Dalrymple, Leona
