Thrown under the bus

To be thrown under the bus; A popular term at Boeing and possibly other corporate entities.
When someone either intentionally or unintentionally says something that makes you look bad or points out a mistake you made in front of your peers. This is similar to being backstabbed, but usually the circumstances are much more minor. This is sometimes used jokingly to tell someone that what they said may have crossed the line, or they were stepping on your toes.

"Way to throw me under the bus in there Abraham! I hadn't told any of them they were being transferred, you let the cat out of the bag before I had a chance to tell them!"

"I was thrown under the bus every day Jebadiah, those A-holes have no respect!"

by Ninja787 September 23, 2009

Throwing Him Under The Bus

A story you use at work to blame someone else as to take suspicion away from you so you don't get the blame.

Dan knew he wasn't WCP compliant, but then either was Scott. So Dan made sure that upper management knew that Scott was non-compliant, thereby taking the heat off him. Dan is good at throwing him under the bus!

by UYPFG&NE June 25, 2009

throw under the bus

Physically throwing a person under a big, smelly city bus is the perfect metaphor for the act of positioning someone to be ground up under the wheels of the ever rolling omnibus of society in your stead. The bus carries people. The people's weight is what crushes the victim. This setting up of a patsy has an earlier, more agrarian beginning in "throwing him to the wolves." Someone is going down, it's not going to be you, so you select a candidate to feed into the system.

"Throw under the bus"
Every time the president gets in trouble, he'll throw another cabinet member under the bus.

by Chris Zizzo May 26, 2006

throw under the bus

You get thrown under the bus when someone (usually a co-worker) reports some wrongdoing or slacking off to a superior or other influential person. Sometimes used with the suffix "Vrooooom!" to simulate the noise the bus would make as it passes by at a high rate of speed.

"Dicky George, I can't believe you just threw me under the bus."

by Jeremy October 30, 2002

throw him under the bus

A special case of "throw under the bus" when a man disdains another man as sexist in order to curry favor with or get in the pants of a woman.

Jerry's botched pick-up line was the perfect opportunity for Barry to throw him under the bus and ask Sarah to rumble on the dance floor.

by jlabbe February 17, 2007

throw under the bus

1. To reveal information damaging to another's character as to a boss or girlfriend.

Yo, Ben, thanks for throwing me under the bus with that remark about those girls.

by theunknowngl October 16, 2004

throw under the bus

Visiting ThrowUnder.com to sacrifice some other person, usually one who is undeserving or at least vulnerable, to make personal gain.

He'd visit ThrowUnder.com and throw under the bushis own mother if it'd mean he could beat the rap.

by ThrowUnder.com August 7, 2009