покатить бочку

• КАТИТЬ/ПОКАТИТЬ БОЧКУ на кого highly coll

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to blame s.o., charge s.o. (usu. a person who is not at fault) with some wrongdoing (for which he is subsequently punished):

- X катит бочку на Y-a - X is laying <trying to lay> the blame on Y;

- X is making (trying to make) Y a scapegoat <a whipping boy, a fall guy>;

- X is pinning <trying to pin, sticking, trying to stick> it <the blame> on Y.