Англо-русский словарь - fall-guy
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Перевод с английского языка fall-guy на русский
fall-guy
noun sl. козел отпущения
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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 ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(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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~ 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 ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
{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./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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