トカゲのしっぽ切り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
き > ぎ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of トカゲのしっぽ切り – 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 an underling carry the can
(This term, トカゲのしっぽ切り, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)