推诿塞责
tuī​wěi​sè​zé

to shift blame

  • created sense approved 推诿塞责/推諉塞責 · tuī​wěi​sè​zé · to shift blame — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    推诿塞责 / 推諉塞責

    tuī​wěi​sè​zé

    to shift blame

    To make excuses in order to shirk responsibility or avoid being blamed for a mistake

    推诿 (literal) → 推诿/推諉 · tuī​wěi · to shift responsibility 塞责 (literal) → 塞责/塞責 · sè​zé · to work perfunctorily

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    created sense