passed the buck
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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
“Your sales team has continually passed the buck to each of us, in order to hide their own ability to properly support our shows,” the letter says.
From The Verge ● Mar. 22, 2022
Let that be burned into the conscience of those in the Blackhawks organization who passed the buck and those in the NHL Players’ Assn. who didn’t follow up after Beach consulted an NHLPA-affiliated therapist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
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
"Zippo!" says I. "Then he's passed the buck back on Nivens."
From Wilt Thou Torchy by Sewell Ford
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