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bouncing the buck

To shift blame and/or responsibility from one person to another in a haphazard manner in order to avoid responsibility.
Sheila kept bouncing the buck to John even though buying supplies was part of her job as Office Manager.
by Victoria Wilde Paine January 17, 2014
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