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fall guy

/ˈfɔːl ɡaɪ/

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/ˈfɔːl ɡaɪ/B2informalamerican
  • ruЧеловек, которого обвиняют или который берёт на себя вину за ошибку, преступление или проступок, часто для защиты других или в качестве козла отпущения.

A person who is blamed or takes the blame for a mistake, crime, or wrongdoing, often to protect others or as a scapegoat.

  1. ScapegoatB2informalamerican

    A person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes or crimes of others.

    ruКозёл отпущения

    • He was the fall guy for the company's financial scandal.
    • The manager made him the fall guy for the failed project.
    • She refused to be the fall guy for her team's mistakes.
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