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throw under a bus

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throw under a bus (third-person singular simple present throws under a bus, present participle throwing under a bus, simple past threw under a bus, past participle thrown under a bus)

  1. Alternative form of throw under the bus
    • 2022 May 12, Jim Waterson, Jim Waterson, “‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: Rebekah Vardy accused of throwing friend ‘under bus’”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      Rebekah Vardy has been accused of throwing her former agent and friend “under a bus” in a last-ditch attempt to save her reputation in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial.
    • 2023 May 26, Emine Sinmaz, “Met PC barred over Wayne Couzens inquiry says she’s been ‘thrown under a bus’”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      Met PC barred over Wayne Couzens inquiry says she’s been ‘thrown under a bus’ [title]