To manage some way to shift the responsibility: “He said it wasn’t his fault and tried to ________.”
| BLAME SOMEBODY ELSE | 5 |
| PASS THE BUCK | 5 |
| WEASEL OUT OF IT | 5 |
| GET OUT OF IT | 4 |
| SHIFT THE BLAME | 3 |
| PAWN IT OFF | 2 |
| PUT IT ON SOMEBODY ELSE | 2 |
| BACK OUT | 1 |
| BACK PEDAL | 1 |
| BLAME IT ON SOMEBODY ELSE | 1 |
| BLAME ME | 1 |
| BLAME OTHERS | 1 |
| BLAME SOMEONE ELSE | 1 |
| LAY IT ONTO SOMEBODY ELSE | 1 |
| PAWN IT OFF ON SOMEONE ELSE | 1 |
| PLACE BLAME | 1 |
| RENEGE | 1 |
| THROW ME UNDER THE BUS | 1 |
| WEASEL HIS WAY OUT | 1 |
| WIGGLE OUT OF IT | 1 |
| WORM OUT OF IT | 1 |
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