den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • To pass the card called the 'Schwarzer Peter' to another player in the card game of the same name.

  Examples

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  • Der Junge wurde gezwungen, den Schwarzen Peter weiterzuschieben, weil er die Karte nicht behalten durfte.

    The boy was forced to pass the Black Peter on because he was not allowed to keep the card.

  • Bitte gib mir nicht den Schwarzen Peter zu, ich will nicht der Verlierer sein!

    Please don't pass the Black Peter to me; I don't want to be the loser!

• 2.

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  • To shift blame or responsibility onto someone else; to make another person bear the unfavorable consequences.