トカゲの尻尾切(しっぽぎ)り

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

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   expression

   evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

   idiomatic expression

   彼(かれ)は責(せき)任(にん)から逃(のが)れるため、部(ぶ)下(か)に罪(つみ)を被(かぶ)せて「トカゲのしっぽ切(ぎ)り」をした。

   • To escape responsibility, he scapegoated his subordinate, effectively 'cutting off the tail' to save himself.

   Words:彼(かれ)責(せき)任(にん)逃(のが)れる部(ぶ)下(か)罪(つみ)かぶせるトカゲの尻尾切(しっぽぎ)り

   Verified

   その会(かい)社(しゃ)では、問(もん)題(だい)が起(お)きるとすぐに末(まっ)端(たん)の社(しゃ)員(いん)を「蜥蜴(とかげ)の尻尾切(しっぽぎ)り」にするのが常(じょう)套(とう)手(しゅ)段(だん)だった。

   • At that company, it was a standard practice to immediately make low-level employees the scapegoats whenever a problem arose.

   Words:会(かい)社(しゃ)問(もん)題(だい)起(お)きるすぐに末(まっ)端(たん)社(しゃ)員(いん)トカゲの尻尾切(しっぽぎ)り常(じょう)套(とう)手(しゅ)段(だん)だった

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