lightning rod
noun [C] USDefinition
› someone or something that takes all the blame for a situation, although other people or things are responsible too: In a harsh economic climate, raises for teachers have become a lightning rod for criticism.Blaming and accusing
(Definition of lightning rod noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusatory adjective
- accusing adjective
- allegation noun
- allege verb
- ascribe sth to sth phrasal verb
- attribution noun
- blame noun
- condemnation noun
- contributory negligence noun
- face the music idiom
- frame verb (MAKE GUILTY)
- haul sb up phrasal verb
- have sb to thank (for sth) idiom
- incriminate verb
- indictment noun
- lay sth at sb's door idiom
- nail verb (CATCH)
- sacrificial lamb noun
- stitch sb up phrasal verb
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