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daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
(Tw) value for money; bang for your buck
to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
HSK 7-9
lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
quick buck
(neologism c. 2017) to shift the blame; to pass the buck
to pass the buck / to shirk responsibility
to shirk responsibility / to blame others / to pass the buck
stag / buck
(coll.) penny / buck
to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck
1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck
to remarry (of widow) / to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc) / to transfer (blame, guilt) / to pass the buck
bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)
to pass on a task / to delegate one's work / to pass the buck
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other / passing the buck to and fro / each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
to kick a ball around / (fig.) to mutually shirk responsibility / to pass the buck
Milwaukee Bucks (NBA team)
buck / stag
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *噳* | 噳* | *噳
herd / stag / buck
to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others / to pass the buck
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麚* | 麚* | *麚
buck / stag
stag / buck
rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling / to pass the buck


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