Don't shoot the messenger
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don't shoot the messenger — This phrase can be used when breaking some bad news to someone and you don t want to be blamed for the news. ( Don t kill the messenger is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
Don't Shoot the Messenger — See also: Don t shoot the messenger Don t Shoot the Messenger EP by Puscifer … Wikipedia
shoot the messenger — shoot/blame/kill/the messenger phrase to blame the person who brings bad news, even though it is not their fault Don’t shoot the messenger – I’m just telling you what I heard! Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe … Useful english dictionary
shoot the messenger — humorous to blame or punish the person who tells you about something bad that has happened instead of the person who is responsible for it. And now for tomorrow s weather it s going to be cold, wet and stormy, but don t shoot the messenger! … New idioms dictionary
blame the messenger — shoot/blame/kill/the messenger phrase to blame the person who brings bad news, even though it is not their fault Don’t shoot the messenger – I’m just telling you what I heard! Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe … Useful english dictionary
kill the messenger — shoot/blame/kill/the messenger phrase to blame the person who brings bad news, even though it is not their fault Don’t shoot the messenger – I’m just telling you what I heard! Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe … Useful english dictionary
Shooting the messenger — is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of lashing out at the (blameless) bearer of bad news. Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (painting by Giovanni Lanfranco) In earlier times, messages were usually delivered in person by a human… … Wikipedia
messenger */ — UK [ˈmes(ə)ndʒə(r)] / US [ˈmesəndʒər] noun [countable] Word forms messenger : singular messenger plural messengers someone who delivers messages to people, often as their job • shoot/blame/kill the messenger to blame the person who brings bad… … English dictionary
messenger — mes|sen|ger [ mesəndʒər ] noun count * someone who delivers messages to people, often as their job a. shoot/blame/kill the messenger to blame the person who brings bad news, even though it is not their fault: Don t shoot the messenger I m just… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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