とかげのしっぽきり

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Japanese

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蜥蜴の尻尾切り
(literally) the behavior of some lizards to drop their tail in order to escape a predator
(idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate; making an underling carry the can
(This term, とかげのしっぽきり (tokagenoshippokiri), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)