hù​xiāng​tuī​wěi

to pass the buck

  • created sense approved 互相推诿/互相推諉 · hù​xiāng​tuī​wěi · to pass the buck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    互相推诿 / 互相推諉

    hù​xiāng​tuī​wěi

    to pass the buck

    (idiom) to mutually shirk responsibilities; each blaming the other or trying to unload duties onto others

    互相 (literal) → 互相 · hù​xiāng · mutually 推诿 (literal) → 推诿/推諉 · tuī​wěi · to shift responsibility

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    created sense