トカゲの尻尾切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尻	尾	切
Grade: S	Grade: S	き > ぎ Grade: 2
irregular		kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of トカゲの尻尾切り – see the following entry.

【蜥蜴とかげの尻尾切しっぽきり】 [noun] (literally) the behavior of some lizards to drop their tail in order to escape a predator [noun] (idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate; making a underling carry the can Alternative spellings トカゲのしっぽ切り, 蜥蝪の尻尾切り, とかげのしっぽぎり

(This term, トカゲの尻尾切り, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)