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scape·goat [ˈskeɪpgəʊt] N

scapegoat

grešni kozel m

to make a scapegoat of sb

zvrniti krivdo na koga

Usage examples with scapegoat

to make a scapegoat of sb

zvrniti krivdo na koga

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English

We may no longer make human sacrifices, but we create plenty of media scapegoats. en.wikipedia.org

He wants a scapegoat and the men provided him with one. en.wikipedia.org

He also felt he was made the scapegoat for the townhouse explosion. en.wikipedia.org

Finding scapegoats and becoming their replacements in 1968 meant making progress in that direction. en.wikipedia.org

Often he acts as the scapegoat when a call somehow fails to meet standards. en.wikipedia.org

They lead to scapegoating a group and ideologies that identified that group as an enemy. en.wikipedia.org

Scapegoat trees do all of their rebalancing by rebuilding subtrees. en.wikipedia.org

Gus is court-martialed as a scapegoat despite the fact that 100 airmen are its owners. en.wikipedia.org

They read the same books, cite the same authorities, and blame the same scapegoats. en.wikipedia.org

Times of troubles may be fatal medical problems for the one seeking a scapegoat when there is no cure. en.wikipedia.org

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