throw (someone) to the lions
взвалить ответственность за провал на кого-либо; "сделать кого-либо козлом отпущения"
Пример использования идиомы throw (someone) to the lions:
The company was about to go bankrupt. It was decided to throw the financial director to the lions, which was absolutely unfair.
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