英语词组a whipping boy是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	a whipping boy
释义	●a ˈwhipping boya person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes of another person 替罪羊；代人受过者◆The directors are clearly responsible for what happened, but they’re sure to find a whipping boy lower down the company.虽然这事显然是理事们的责任，但他们肯定会从公司下层里找一个替罪羊。◆It was your fault, and I am not going to be your whipping boy.这是你的错，我不会代你受过。 ORIGIN In the past when a royal prince made a mistake in his lessons, another boy was whipped (= punished) for his mistakes. 这个习语源于旧时为王子陪读并代为受罚挨鞭的伴读男孩。
随便看	put your head in the lion’s mouth put your head on the block put your house in order put your mind to sth put your money on sb put (your) money on sb/sth put your money on sth put your money where your mouth is put your name down put your name down for sth put your neck on the block put your oar in put your own house in order put yourself in sb’s place put yourself in sb’s shoes put yourself in sb’s shoes/place put your shirt on sth put your shoulder to the wheel put your skates on put your their etc. heads together put your thinking cap on put your weight behind sth pyjamas Pyrrhic Q

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