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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fall guy

 
 

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Fall guy

fall guy
~ n informal, especially AmE 1 someone who is punished for someone else's crime or mistake; scapegoat  (I knew what he had in mind. He'd kill Barak and set me up as the fall guy.) 2 someone who is easily tricked or made to seem stupid
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1.
  (fall guys) If someone is the fall guy, they are blamed for something which they did not do or which is not their fault. (INFORMAL) He claims he was made the fall guy for the affair. = scapegoat N-COUNT ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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   noun  Date: 1904 scapegoat a ~ for his boss's errors ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
  1. ам. сл. тот, кто расплачивается за чужие преступления; козел отпущения they have been made fall guys —- вину свалили на них; их заставили расхлебывать кашу 2. излишне доверчивый человек; легкая жертва обмана ...
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  noun sl. козел отпущения ...
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  {n.}, {slang} The "patsy" in an illegal transaction; a sucker; a dupe; the person who takes the punishment others deserve. * /When the Savings and Loan Bank failed, due to embezzlement, the vice president had to be the fall guy, saving the necks of the owners./ ...
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