delegate (something) to (one)
delegate (something) to (one)
To assign something, such as a task, to someone else. Oh, I delegated that boring paperwork to the interns immediately. If you're overwhelmed, why don't you delegate some of this stuff to the rest of your team?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
delegate someone to something
to appoint someone to something; to appoint someone to be something. I will delegate Jane to be our representative. Donna was delegated to attend the conference.
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delegate something to someone
to assign a task to someone; to appoint someone to do a specific task. I will have to delegate this job to Sam, who knows how to do these things. The job was delegated to Sally.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- delegate
- delegate to
- designate
- designate (someone or something) as (something)
- designate as
- consign
- consign (something) to (someone or something)
- consign to
- can't think straight
- sandbag