"pass the buck"= to give the responsibility to someone else Example: He didn't want to write the report, so he passed the buck to his colleague. "Do your own cooking and cleaning, don't keep passing the buck to me!" yelled the tired wife to her husband.

pass the buck 1. [口语]推诿(或推卸)责任(给某人)；归罪(于某人)；愚弄人家 2. 【牌戏】把轮到发牌的筹码转给另一人 3. [美国俚语]把责任推给别人