pass the buck | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,informal)To transferresponsibilityorblamefrom oneself onto another; toabsolveoneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lackauthorityorjurisdiction.Coordinate term:weasel out1990February 4, David Morris, “Attorney General Sides With Texas Gay Groups”, inGay Community News, volume17, number29, page 3:McLean was quoted in the AustinAmerican Statesmanas saying that although he had expected the guidelines to be ruled illegal, an attorney general's opinion[…]was required in order to clarify the law. But critics say Bernstein and McLean simplypassed the buckto the attorney general in order to placate the small group of fundamentalist Christians who had been lobbying them.2023March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, inRAIL, number978, page44:He closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - andpasses the buckonto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately.

Examples:

EN: - Oh, don't pass the buck to me.
ES: - No cambies las cosas.
EN: But you can't pass the buck to me, Spencer. You sent him up as Jones!
ES: Pero usted lo envió como Jones.
EN: And now he wants to pass the buck.
ES: Y ahora se escaquea.
EN: Trying to pass the buck already?
ES: - Intentas cargar el muerto a otro.
EN: But I'm not gonna pass the buck.
ES: Pero no pienso escurrir el bulto.
EN: In the future, do your job and don't pass the buck.
ES: En el futuro, haz tu trabajo y no pases la pelota. El Ejército depende de la eficiencia.
EN: When there's an accident, they all pass the buck.
ES: Cuando sucede un accidente, todos se echan la culpa.
EN: # There's always someone higher up # # Where you can pass the buck #
ES: Siempre hay alguien mas, como algun mandamas
EN: It is necessary to pass the buck, Fredo!
ES: - ¡Hemos de huir, Fredo! - Un momento.
EN: Well, why try to pass the buck to me?
ES: ¿Es que ahora me quieren cargar el muerto?
EN: Heh, one thing we've learned from you Americans, my boy, the higher you pass the buck, the longer it takes to come back to you.
ES: . - De ustedes, americanos, hemos aprendido que cuanto más alto lanzas la pelota, más tarda en volver a ti.
EN: What I mean, Judge, you can pass the buck up and down, and back and forth, but when you get to Bernie the Butcher, you can't go no further.
ES: Me refiero a que puede pasar las fichas de arriba a abajo pero, al llegar a la de Bernie "el carnicero", no se puede despistar.
EN: Everybody will pass the buck.
ES: Todo el mundo esquivará la responsabilidad.
EN: The thing they do best is pass the buck.
ES: Elude responsabilidades.
EN: They're right to pass the buck.
ES: Están en su derecho, al no querer saber nada de esto.

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