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},
{
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}
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"lang_code": "en",
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"To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it."
],
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[
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],
[
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],
[
"accountable",
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],
[
"attention",
"attention"
]
],
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"(idiomatic) To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it."
],
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}
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"word": "ampua viestintuoja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"word": "tuer le messager"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"word": "tirer sur le messager"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "strzelać do posłańca"
}
],
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"tags": [
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"To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it."
],
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"blame",
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],
[
"problem",
"problem"
],
[
"report",
"report"
],
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"accountable",
"accountable"
],
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"attention",
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],
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"(idiomatic) To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it."
],
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"idiomatic"
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"shooting the messenger"
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"tags": [
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"word": "kill the messenger"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"word": "ampua viestintuoja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"word": "tuer le messager"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"word": "tirer sur le messager"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it — see also don't shoot the messenger",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "strzelać do posłańca"
}
],
"word": "shoot the messenger"
}
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