Tag: fall guy
Shoulder the blame
Phrase: Shoulder the blame Many people are quite willing to blame others when things go sideways, but few volunteer to shoulder the blame themselves. Think about blame as a heavy burden that people have to carry. Often, we may carry something heavy on our shoulders. Therefore, we can use the word shoulder as a verb…
Out of your hands
Phrase: Out of your hands Most of us do not sit at the top of the food chain when it comes to our workplaces. Full disclosure here: I sit at the top of my workplace because I am self-employed and the only one working. I also simultaneously sit at the bottom. As I was going…
Fall guy
Word of the Day: Fall guy Nobody wants to be the fall guy, so you better be sure you know who your friends are. The fall guy is the person who gets the blame when something goes wrong, or they are the person blamed for a crime they did not commit. Most of the time, the person who…
