Throw him under the bus
Posted on March 25, 2008 by admin
Question: What does the expression “throw him under the bus” mean?
Answer: This defintion comes from the Web site Double-Tongued Directory:
throw (someone) under the bus
v. phr. to reject or betray (someone); to treat as a scapegoat; to put out of favor or at a disadvantage.
And, here’s a link to a recent article in Newsweek Magazine exploring the origin of the term.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/124292
Linda Niemi
Answer: This defintion comes from the Web site Double-Tongued Directory:
throw (someone) under the bus
v. phr. to reject or betray (someone); to treat as a scapegoat; to put out of favor or at a disadvantage.
And, here’s a link to a recent article in Newsweek Magazine exploring the origin of the term.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/124292
Linda Niemi
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My mother was a public school librarian. I earned a bachelor’s degree in music and a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Kentucky. The Herald-Leader hired me as a news assistant 25 years ago; soon after, I moved to the news research department, where I’ve been ever since. We used to clip newspapers. Now, almost all of our research is online. We've come a long way.