| 词汇 | example_english_fall-guy |
| 释义 | Examples of fall guyThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Everybody who has held this position has been a fallguy; some have fallen more heavily than others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should, however, tell him that one can be a friend of businesses without being its fallguy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was no longer just the fallguy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The patient is just the fallguy who is in the hands of doctors who think that they know better than the patient. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the contrary, in the past it has always been the fallguy at the bottom who has carried the can. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously he is the fallguy; he has been sent here to say nothing in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And a fallguy is what he was—pursuing through the courts the nonsensical notion of absolute confidentiality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us look at the manufacturing investment, because that is the "fallguy". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And my strong hunch is that the voluntary movement is the fallguy in this scene. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does fishing always have to be the fallguy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he to be the fallguy for the scoundrel who carries out the illegal dumping? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is no one's fallguy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be the fallguy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We think that at the end of the day, if there is going to be any "fallguy", it will be the local authority housing tenant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The phrase fallguy here refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Someone placed in the position of "fallguy" is often referred to as someone who is taking the fall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, four slightly different usages for fallguy survive and their origins are probably different. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her co-star, looking bloated and inert, appears to have settled into the role of the fallguy rather than even attempt to be an active participant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. What will he say to those people when they feel that they are being made the fall guys for his policies yet again? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not good enough to expect civil servants to act as fall guys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should realise that the old story about the fall guys will not work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be the fall guys for me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that the man in the bus knows is that the traffic commissioners are the fall guys who put more on him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, they do object when they are made the fall guys for the sins of others or when their operational independence and impartiality are threatened by political control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Make them the fall guys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Films noir tend to revolve around heroes who are more flawed and morally questionable than the norm, often fall guys of one sort or another. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These stirs (prisons) are full of fall guys and squares (accidental criminals). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. And the vaudeville sic routines of innocence forever victimized, for an audience of fall guys, works pretty much as it must have worked in its time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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