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单词 fall guy
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fall guy
noun[Cusually singular]
informal
uk
/ˈfɔːl ˌɡaɪ/us
/ˈfɑːl ˌɡaɪ/
apersonwho isfalselyblamedfor something that has gonewrong, or for acrimethat they have notcommitted:
替罪羊；替死鬼
Thegovernorwaslookingfor afallguyto take theblamefor thecorruptionscandal.州长要找替罪羊为贪污丑闻承担责任。
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(Definition offall guyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fall guy| American Dictionary

fall guy
noun[C]
infml
us
/ˈfɔl ˌɡɑɪ/
apersonwho isblamedfor somethingbadwhenotherswho were alsoresponsibleare notblamed:
Thecopsmade him the fall guy,evenafter theyknewhe wasinnocent.
(Definition offall guyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

fall guy| Business English

fall guy
noun[C]
informal
uk
us
someone who otherpeopleblamefor somethingbadthathappens,eventhough he or she was not the onlypersonresponsiblefor it:
Inevitably, one of thejuniorexecutiveswaspickedto be thefallguy.
(Definition offall guyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffall guy

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Everybody who has held this position has been afallguy; some have fallen more heavily than others.
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I should, however, tell him that one can be a friend of businesses without being itsfallguy.
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He was no longer just thefallguy.
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The patient is just thefallguywho is in the hands of doctors who think that they know better than the patient.
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On the contrary, in the past it has always been thefallguyat the bottom who has carried the can.
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Obviously he is thefallguy; he has been sent here to say nothing in this debate.
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And afallguyis what he was—pursuing through the courts the nonsensical notion of absolute confidentiality.
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Let us look at the manufacturing investment, because that is the "fallguy".
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And my strong hunch is that the voluntary movement is thefallguyin this scene.
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Why does fishing always have to be thefallguy?
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Is he to be thefallguyfor the scoundrel who carries out the illegal dumping?
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He is no one'sfallguy.
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He will be thefallguy.
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We think that at the end of the day, if there is going to be any "fallguy", it will be the local authority housing tenant.
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The phrasefallguyhere refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds.
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