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echar balones fuera
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
General
informal
colloquial
To avoid giving a direct answer or to evade responsibility by deflecting, making excuses, or diverting attention from the issue.
Examples:
ES:
No es momento de echar balones fuera.
EN:
It's not the time to pass the buck.
ES:
Siempre buscaban explicaciones, como un globo meteorológico, Saturno, un bulo, para echar balones fuera.
EN:
So they're always looking for explanations like a weather balloon, the planet Saturn, or a hoax to explain them away.
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