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shoot the messenger
English
Meaning
shoot the messenger
meaning
What does
shoot the messenger
mean?
shoot the messenger
verb
—
(
idiomatic
)
To
blame
a
problem
on
whoever
reported
it
;
to
hold
somebody
accountable
for
a
problem
because
they
brought
attention
to
it
.
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