throw somebody under the bus

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to throw somebody under the bus

to gain advantage at the cost of someone else's suffering or loss

Dialect

American

Disapproving

Idiom

Informal

Example

She threw her colleague under the bus by blaming him for the project's failure when it was a team effort.

In a desperate attempt to avoid punishment, the suspect tried to throw his accomplice under the bus.

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