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Passare la palla

To pass the buck

Literal Translation

"To pass the ball"

What it means

To transfer responsibility to someone else

Example in context

"Invece di risolvere il problema, ha passato la palla al suo collega."

"Instead of solving the problem, he passed the buck to his colleague."

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