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Difficulty: MediumIdioms and Idiomatic Expressions

Complete the sentence below by providing the correct word required to complete the idiomatic expression.

Answer:During the parliamentary committee probe into the mismanaged public funds, the minister tried to pass the 【buck】 onto his subordinates rather than taking full responsibility for the oversight.

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The word that correctly completes the idiomatic expression is 'buck' (forming the complete idiom 'pass the buck').
The correct word is 'buck'. The idiomatic expression 'to pass the buck' means to shift responsibility, blame, or an unpleasant task onto someone else rather than accepting accountability oneself.

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Analyze the context of the sentence
The sentence describes an official attempting to transfer blame or accountability to subordinates during an official investigation.
Contextual clues reveal the underlying figurative meaning of shifting responsibility.
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Identify the target idiomatic expression
The standard English idiom for shifting blame or responsibility to someone else is 'pass the buck'.
Idioms rely on fixed lexical components; 'buck' is the precise element required to complete this phrase.

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