とかげのしっぽぎり

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of とかげのしっぽぎり – see the following entry.
蜥蜴とかげ尻尾切しっぽき
(literally) the behavior of some lizards to drop their tail in order to escape a predator
(idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate; making a underling carry the can
(This term, とかげのしっぽぎり (tokagenoshippogiri), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)