shoot the messenger
成語所屬單字messenger
shoot the messenger — 慣用語
1. To blame or punish the person who delivers bad news, even though that person is
1.慣用語
釋義
怪罪傳信者
To blame or punish the person who delivers bad news, even though that person is not responsible for the bad situation.
例句
Walid was furious about the rejected application, but he knew better than to shoot the messenger who had simply delivered the letter.
It is unfair to shoot the messenger — Kasia only passed on the news about the delay; she did not cause it.