throw under the bus

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To betray or blame (something or someone); to deliberately put (something or someone) in an unfavorable situation and then leave to their fate; to make (something or someone) into a scapegoat or otherwise abandon for personal gain. transitive
    — "A person who does things for me and befriended me and helped me out when I needed help, I'm certainly not going to throw them under the bus," she said.
  2. To discard or disown. transitive,usually
    — A recent magazine article discussed the need to throw under the bus worn-out cultural catchphrases, with the first being “throw under the bus.”

词形变化

throws under the bus present,singular,third-person throwing under the bus participle,present threw under the bus past thrown under the bus participle,past throw under a bus alternative

词汇关系

相关词
fair-weather friend hang out to dry

词源

Attested from the early 1980s, possibly of UK origin.
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