蜥蜴の尻尾切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji Grade: S Grade: S
Grade: 2

Etymology

Literally "cutting lizard's tail".

Noun

蜥蜴の尻尾切り (hiragana とかげのしっぽきり, rōmaji tokage no shippo kiri)

  1. (idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate
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