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shoot the messenger

verb

Definitions

  1. To blame a problem on whoever reported it

    To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it.

    • I know you won't like this news, but please don't shoot the messenger.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA