Don't try to pass the buck when you make a mistake.
pass the buck
idiomTo transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
Origin
disputed originMay have originated with the game of poker, in which a marker or counter, frequently in frontier days a knife with a buckhorn handle, was used to indicate the person whose turn it was to deal. If the player did not wish to deal he could pass the responsibility by passing the "buckhorn" or "buck", as the marker came to be called, to the next player.
Instead of fixing the software error, the manager tried to pass the buck to the IT department.
Rather than addressing the systemic failures within the organization, the executives consistently sought to pass the buck to their subordinates.
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bang for the buck
Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.
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break the buck
To fall below the value of one dollar per share.
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buck fever
Excitement and nervousness felt by a new hunter upon seeing game.
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buck for
To strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).
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buck off
Of a horse or other animal, to rear up on its hind legs in order to throw off or dislodge its rider.
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buck the trend
To go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.
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buck up
Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
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buck up one's ideas
to pull one's socks up