找垫背的
Traditional (Taiwan):
找墊背的
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to look for a scapegoat to share the blame or punishment
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- look for someone to put at one's back
- Meaning
- To look for an innocent person to share or take the blame or punishment, so as to lessen one's own. Critical; close to 'find a scapegoat'.
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