throw under the bus

throw under the bus
a) To betray or blame; as a scapegoat or otherwise for personal gain.

"A person who does things for me and befriended me and helped me out when I needed help, Im certainly not going to throw them under the bus," she said.

b) To discard or disown.

"I got thrown under the bus by BAE," she says. "They did not want to take responsibility, so they pointed at us."


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