den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben

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German

Etymology

Literally, to push the Black Peter to someone, referring to the German variant of the card game Old Maid, where the undesired card depicts a blackamoor named "Black Peter".

Pronunciation

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Verb

den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schiebt den Schwarzen Peter zu, past tense schob den Schwarzen Peter zu, past participle den Schwarzen Peter zugeschoben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to pass the buck

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