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| 词汇 | throw to the dogs |
| 释义 | Idiom throw to the dogsthrow (someone) to the dogs to allow someone to be criticized or attacked, often in order to protect yourself from being criticized or attacked.I really felt as if I'd been thrown to the dogs just to save other people's reputations. throw (one) to the dogsTo put one in the position to be the recipient of blame, trouble, or criticism, often that which was intended for oneself. Tommy was caught with the marijuana in his backpack, but he threw me to the dogs and said it was mine. Our manager never hesitates to throw an underling to the dogs when something goes wrong in the office. throw someone to the dogsFig. to abandon someone to enemies or evil. He served the evil empire well, but in the end, they threw him to the dogs. |
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