| 词汇 | fall guy |
| 释义 | fall guy Theme: DUPE n. a victim; a dupe. (Originally underworld.)Rocko wasn't going to be the fall guy for this caper.I didn't want to be the fall guy, so I sat out the last job. Idiom fall guy mainly American, informal someone who is blamed for another person's mistake or crime.The book claims Lee Harvey Oswald didn't kill President Kennedy - he was just the fall guy. fall guy noun a person who is set up to be blamed for a crime. From FA LL (an arrest/a conviction) US, 1904fall guyA scapegoat; someone who takes the "fall" (consequences) for someone else. The jurors didn't believe that Mike actually murdered the victim. They felt that he was set up by his brother as a fall guy. fall guy1. A scapegoat, one who is blamed for the actions of others. For example, He refused to be the fall guy for his colleagues. This expression uses fall in the sense of "consequences" or "blame," which originated in prison slang. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see take the fall. 2. An easy victim, one who is readily duped. For example, His friends had marked him as the fall guy-they knew he would believe their ruse. [Slang; early 1900s] fall guy n. a victim; a dupe; the guy who takes the fall. (Originally underworld.) I didn’t want to be the fall guy, so I sat out the last job. |
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