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whipping boy

/ˈwɪpɪŋ bɔɪ/

Traduction: Personne que l'on accuse ou punit à la place d'une autre, ou qui sert de bouc émissaire pour les fautes d'autrui.

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/ˈwɪpɪŋ bɔɪ/C1informal
  • frPersonne que l'on accuse ou punit à la place d'une autre, ou qui sert de bouc émissaire pour les fautes d'autrui.

A person who is frequently blamed or punished for the mistakes or wrongdoings of others; a scapegoat.

  1. ScapegoatB2formal

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

    frbouc émissaire

    • The junior employee became the whipping boy for the team's failure.
    • In politics, the media often makes a whipping boy out of a single official.
    • He was tired of being the whipping boy for his boss's bad decisions.
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