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to shoot the messenger
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dare la colpa alla persona che porta cattive notizie
to put the blame on the person who brings bad news and assume they are responsible for it
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When the employees learned about the company's layoffs, they unfairly tried to shoot the messenger, the HR manager who was simply delivering the news.
Instead of addressing the issue, the politician chose to shoot the messenger, accusing the journalist of spreading false information.
