Translations for „fall guy“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈfall guy N sl

fall guy

Prügelknabe m inf

fall guy

Sündenbock m inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fall guy inf (scapegoat)

Sündenbock m

I'm sick of playing the fall guy for other people

ich bin's leid, für andere meinen Buckel hinzuhalten [o. den Prügelknaben zu spielen]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, four slightly different usages for fall guy survive and their origins are probably different.

en.wikipedia.org

Her co-star, looking bloated and inert, appears to have settled into the role of the fall guy rather than even attempt to be an active participant.

en.wikipedia.org

To their credit, they wanted a fast black driver, not just a fall guy to look foolish.

en.wikipedia.org

Yet now he finds himself the fall guy, negating the very argument that divisions and tensions have been buried for good.

www.insideworldfootball.com

The phrase fall guy here refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds.

en.wikipedia.org

We're naturally -- and perhaps wisely -- suspicious of things that are new, which means technology often becomes the fall guy.

motherboard.vice.com

The initial reaction from the government was to just make the driver a fall guy.

www.firstpost.com

I'm happy to be the fall guy for the shenanigans.

www.gizmodo.com.au