Idiom
play the victim card
Meaning
To portray oneself as an innocent victim instead of taking responsibility.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop playing the victim card whenever you make a mistake.”
“He always plays the victim card to avoid admitting that he caused the argument.”
“Rather than acknowledging his professional shortcomings, he chose to play the victim card, effectively shifting the blame onto his colleagues.”
Examples
simple
“Stop playing the victim card whenever you make a mistake.”
contextual
“He always plays the victim card to avoid admitting that he caused the argument.”
complex
“Rather than acknowledging his professional shortcomings, he chose to play the victim card, effectively shifting the blame onto his colleagues.”
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