point the finger »
To accuse; to direct or imply blame.
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point the finger at »
To accuse or blame.
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sabre-rattling »
A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
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shoot the messenger »
To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.
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slam dunk »
A task expected to present no difficulty.
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slam dunk »
An impressively forceful dunk.
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slam dunk »
Tacking on top of the wind of the following yacht in close quarters.
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take the fall »
To assume blame for oneself.
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take the heat »
To take the blame; to be the focus of anger or scrutiny; to take the consequences.
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take the rap »
To be blamed or punished for something, especially for the actions of another.
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throw under the bus »
To betray or blame; to use as a scapegoat.
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trench mouth »
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, typically characterized by inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration, necrotized tissue, pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and halitosis.
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wash one's hands of »
To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.
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well, I never »
An exclamation of great surprise.
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