Английский словарь американских идиом - pass the buck

{v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. * /Mrs. Brown complained to the man who sold her the bad meat, but he only passed the buck and told her to see the manager./ * /If you break a window, do not pass the buck; admit that you did it./ Compare: LET GEORGE DO IT. - buck-passer {n. phr.} A person who passes the buck. * /Mr. Jones was a buck-passer even at home, and tried to make his wife make all the decisions./ -