Everyday Office Jargon · Managing Director level

"Throw to the wolves"

"Throw to the wolves" means to expose someone to criticism or failure without support, often to protect yourself or others from the same fate.

Say this instead: take the blame

How "Throw to the wolves" shows up at work

Rarely used about oneself. It shows up in quiet hallway conversations after a meeting where someone got blamed publicly for a decision they didn't make alone. The person doing the throwing is usually absent from those conversations.

Buzzword

They threw the junior PM to the wolves in front of the entire client team.

Plain English

They left the junior PM to face the client's anger alone, without any backup.

Corporate Rank: Managing Director · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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