humorous

to blame or punish the person who tells you about something bad that has happened instead of the person who is responsible for it.

And now for tomorrow's weather - it's going to be cold, wet and stormy, but don't shoot the messenger!

• born to be something
• born to do something
• born with a silver spoon in mouth
• born with a silver spoon in your mouth
• boss around
• boss someone around
• bossy boots
• bottle up
• bottle up something
• bottom drawer
• bottom drops out of the market
• bottom falls out of the market
• bottom fell out
• bottom fell out of
• bottom fell out of something
• bottomless pit
• bottom line
• bottom of the barrel
• bottom of the heap
• bottom of the hour
• bottom of the ladder
• bottom out
• bounce back
• bounce back from
• bounce back from something