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shift responsibility onto — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
shift the blame onto — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
shift responsibility — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
shift the blame — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
shift — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change ADJECTIVE ▪ distinct, dramatic, fundamental, huge, important, major, marked, massive, profound, pronounced … Collocations dictionary
shift — shift1 W3 [ʃıft] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(change attention)¦ 3¦(change opinion)¦ 4 shift the blame/responsibility (onto somebody) 5¦(costs/spending)¦ 6¦(dirt/marks)¦ 7¦(in a car)¦ 8¦(sell)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: sciftan … Dictionary of contemporary English
shift — [[t]ʃɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ shifts, shifting, shifted 1) V ERG If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly. [V n prep/adv] He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand... [V prep/adv] He shifted from foot to foot... The entire pile shifted … English dictionary
Shift Right — Jeu d instruction x86 Article détaillé : Jeu d instructions. Le jeu d instructions du x86 a subi de nombreux changements au cours du temps. La plupart d entre eux ne sont que des ajouts au jeu d instruction initial afin d apporter de… … Wikipédia en Français
shift — I UK [ʃɪft] / US verb Word forms shift : present tense I/you/we/they shift he/she/it shifts present participle shifting past tense shifted past participle shifted *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if an idea, attitude, or plan shifts, or if… … English dictionary
shift — shift1 [ ʃıft ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move your body or a part of your body slightly, for example because you are bored: The children are shifting uncomfortably in their seats. shift your weight: Martha shifted her weight… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shift — shiftingly, adv. shiftingness, n. /shift/, v.t. 1. to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas. 2. to transfer from one place, position, person, etc., to another: to shift the … Universalium
