throw someone under the bus
idiom/θrəʊ ˈsʌmwʌn ˈʌndər ðə bʌs/
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Throw someone under the bus means to sacrifice or betray someone — often by blaming them — in order to protect yourself or gain an advantage. It usually implies disloyalty to someone who trusted you.
📖 Meanings
1to blame or sacrifice someone to save yourself
"When the project failed, he threw his teammate under the bus." — When the project failed, he blamed his teammate to protect himself.
2to betray someone for your own benefit
"Don't throw me under the bus to save yourself." — Don't betray me just to save yourself.
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throw under the busthrew me under the busdon't throw me under the bus
❓ How do you say someone blamed you to save themselves?