"Throw under the bus"
Say this instead: blame someone else
How "Throw under the bus" shows up at work
One of the most widely recognized phrases in office culture because it describes something that happens constantly and that everyone agrees is wrong. Its frequency in retrospective meetings suggests the bus has a very high ridership.
He completely threw under the bus everyone who had flagged the risk months ago.
He blamed everyone who had flagged the risk months ago, ignoring that they tried to warn him.
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