Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom: 'To pass the buck'
- (a)to collect money from a group of people
- (b)to shift the responsibility of something to someone
- (c)to have a short conversation with someone
- (d)to have the credentials for a particular job
Correct — B, to shift the responsibility of something to someone. 'To pass the buck' means to shift the blame or responsibility for something onto another person instead of dealing with it yourself. It is unrelated to collecting money, having a brief conversation, or holding the right credentials for a job.
- (a)to collect money from a group of people — Although 'buck' is slang for a dollar, the idiom means shifting responsibility onto someone else, not gathering money from people.
- (c)to have a short conversation with someone — Having a brief conversation is unrelated to the idiom, which is about passing blame or responsibility to another person.
- (d)to have the credentials for a particular job — Holding the right qualifications for a job has nothing to do with 'pass the buck', which means to shift responsibility to someone else.
An idiom item — 'to pass the buck' means to shift responsibility or blame to another person.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The idiom 'the buck stops here' means:
- (a)money is not accepted here
- (b)final responsibility rests with this person
- (c)the work is finished
- (d)no one is in charge
Answer(b) final responsibility rests with this person — the one who accepts accountability.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The idiom 'wash one's hands of' something means:
- (a)to clean thoroughly
- (b)to refuse further responsibility for it
- (c)to take full charge of it
- (d)to apologise for it
Answer(b) to refuse further responsibility for it — to disclaim any further involvement.