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 sb in the dock put sb in their place put sb in the picture put sb in the shade put sb in touch with sb put sb in touch with sb/sth put sb in touch with sth put sb off their stride put sb off their stride/stroke put sb off their stroke put sb off the scent put sb on a pedestal put sb on their mettle put sb on the map put sb on the spot put sb out of its misery put sb out of their misery put sb out to grass put sb out to pasture put sb right put sb/sth first put sb/sth in the shade put sb/sth on the map put sb/sth out of their/its misery put sb/sth through their/its paces

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