pass the buck (English, verb)
expansion: pass the buck (third-person singular simple present passes the buck, present participle passing the buck, simple past and past participle passed the buck)
Senses:
glosses: To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: passes the buck
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: passing the buck
tags: participle
present
form: passed the buck
tags: participle
past
form: passed the buck
tags: past