whipping boy
IDIOM
ˈwhipping boy noun [singular]
بچه تازیانه خور بجای شاهزاده در مدرسه، (مجز) وجه المصالحه امری، کتک خور
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Synonyms & Related Wordswhipping boy[noun]Synonyms: scapegoat, fall guy, goat, patsy
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English Dictionaryˈwhipping boy noun [singular] someone or something that is blamed for someone else’s mistakes
Synonym : scapegoat [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomswhipping boysomeone or something that is blamed or punished for problems that are caused by someone or something else.
Television has been the favourite whipping boy of every social reformer in modern America. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
whipping boy n. phr. The person who gets punished for someone else's mistake.
"I used to be the whipping boy during my early days at the company," he musingly remembered. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲