throw someone under the bus

/θroʊ ˈsʌmwʌn ˈʌndər ðə bʌs/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. traicionar, echarle la culpa a alguien

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa throw someone under the bus?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He threw his coworker ___ the bus to save himself.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a throw someone under the bus?

noun

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