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Shift The Blame



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blame shifting

Blame-shifting is when a person does something wrong or inappropriate, and then dumps the blame on someone else to avoid taking responsibility for their own behavior. Individuals with Cluster-B disorders regularly use blame-shifting to manipulate conflicts, because admitting fault is not an option to them (unless it's a false apology used to lure you back in). Former Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Brett Giroir said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo cannot 'shift the blame' onto the federal government after claiming he was following Trump administration nursing home guidelines that led to thousands of coronavirus deaths last year.During an interview Friday on 'America's Newsroom', Giroir reacted to the recent New York attorney general's. The act of exchanging accusations and blame, as between two or more parties, during a dispute or some undesirable event. After the team lost the match, there was a bit of blame shifting going on between the players and the coaches. The government parties prefer to partake in blame shifting during an economic crisis. See also: blame, shift.

The act of exchanging accusations and blame, as between two or more parties, during a dispute or some undesirable event. After the team lost the match, there was a bit of blame shifting going on between the players and the coaches.The government parties prefer to partake in blame shifting during an economic crisis.
Shift The Blame
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

blame shifting

n. a process in business and government wherein the blame for something bad is shifted from person to person. (A coinage that has appeal because it fills the need to express the concept succinctly.) Can’t we have a decent argument without your constant blame shifting?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for SHIFT THE BLAME

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Shift The Blame Apology

4 letter words

FAIL

5 letter words

FOIST - PUT ON

6 letter words

DESERT - PLAY ON - WORK ON

7 letter words

FORSAKE - PUT OVER - PUT UPON

8 letter words

GO BACK ON

9 letter words

PUT ACROSS

10 letter words

IMPOSE UPON

11 letter words

PASS THE BUCK - PRESUME UPON

13 letter words

SHIFT THE BLAME

15 letter words

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF


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