American Idioms and Expressions

Pass The Buck Idiom

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pass the buck What does pass the buck mean?	to shift responsibility to someone else	Our supervisor always tries to pass the buck if someone tries to criticize his work.
pass the buck What does pass the buck mean?	to make another person decide something, to put the responsibility or blame on someone else	Our supervisor always passes the buck and he will never take responsibility for what he does.
pass the buck What does pass the buck mean?	to make another person decide something, to put the responsibility or blame on someone else	Our supervisor always passes the buck and he will never take responsibility for what he does.
pass the buck What does pass the buck mean?	to shift responsibility for something to someone else	Our supervisor always tries to pass the buck if someone tries to criticize his work.
	Some Random Idioms
look into (something) What does "look into (something)" mean?	investigate or check something	They have been looking into the cause of the accident for many months.

scrimp and save What does "scrimp and save" mean?	to spend little money in order to save for something	The woman has been scrimping and saving to buy a new car.
drum (something) into (someone's) head What does "drum (something) into (someone's) head" mean?	to make someone learn something by force	The teacher worked hard to drum the formulas into the heads of the students.
look down on (someone or something) What does "look down on (someone or something)" mean?	regard someone or something with contempt or a feeling of superiority	My cousin looks down on the activities and life of most small towns.
kick in (some money or something) What does "kick in (some money or something)" mean?	contribute some money for something	Everybody kicked in to collect some money for a present for our teacher.
Pull a rabbit out of your hat What does "Pull a rabbit out of your hat" mean?	If you pull a rabbit out of a hat, you do something that no one was expecting.
in a nutshell What does "in a nutshell" mean?	briefly, in a few words	We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell about the plans for our company. pie Idioms

it takes two to tango What does "it takes two to tango" mean?	if a problem or an argument involve two people then both people are responsible for the problem	It takes two to tango and my friend should not blame me for all of our problems.
rule (someone) out of order What does "rule (someone) out of order" mean?	to rule that someone is not following the rules of a meeting	The chairwoman ruled the salesman out of order when he began to speak at the meeting.
drag on What does "drag on" mean?	to be prolonged, to continue for a long time	The talks between the company and the lawyers dragged on for several weeks.
kick back What does "kick back" mean?	bribe; money paid to effect an outcome

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