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Fall Guy Person Blamed Mistake Unfairly Company's Entire

Idiom fall guy
Meaning the person who gets blamed for a mistake, sometimes unfairly
Example The company's entire management team wanted to enter the market in China. When the business failed there, they made Fred the fall guy and fired him.

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