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passing the buck
evading responsibility
deflecting blame
After months of prevarication, the political decision had at last been made.
David says the responsibility is Mr. Smith's and it's no good trying to pass the buck.

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Open the tool →推诿 (tuī wěi) means “shirking, passing the buck, evading responsibility, deflecting blame”.
推诿 is pronounced tuī wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
“shirking” is 推诿 (tuī wěi) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 推诿, each with pinyin and an English translation.