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
Mr. Sullivan also gave a frank assessment of Twitter’s weaknesses, saying that the company had failed to hang on to new users and employees had passed the buck on fixing tough problems.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
Well, to your point, pretty much the US courts have passed the buck on this all the time.
From The Verge ● May 11, 2021
"He told me that other presidents have sort of passed the buck and left him this mess," Ruddy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2018
The Doc said "operation at once" but havin read Irve Cobb's book about Operations I passed the buck to Skinny and we both got better simultaneously to once.
From Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie by Barney Stone
