pass the buck
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Dialogues in context
EN · C1Who Will Handle the Request
- A
A third department has sent me elsewhere.
Trzeci dział odsyła mnie do następnego.
- B
Everyone's passing the buck.
Wszyscy przerzucają odpowiedzialność.
- A
Ask for the name of the person handling it.
Poproś o nazwisko osoby prowadzącej sprawę.
- B
All right, I'll note the request number too.
Dobrze, zapiszę też numer zgłoszenia.
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Translations
Examples of use
Każdy dział przerzucał odpowiedzialność na inny.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Each department passed the buck to another.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Jede Abteilung schob die Verantwortung auf eine andere ab.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Cada departamento pasó la responsabilidad a otro.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Каждый отдел перекладывал ответственность на другой.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- pass the buck
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Example
Each department passed the buck to another.