usar de chivo expiatorio
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usar de chivo expiatorio
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (general)
a. to use as a scapegoat
Fue el coronel quien dio la orden, aunque luego usó al capitán de chivo expiatorio.It was the colonel who gave the order, although he then used the captain as a scapegoat.
b. to scapegoat
Tras ser demandado por calumnias, el periódico que publicó la noticia usó al periodista que la escribió de chivo expiatorio.After being sued for libel, the newspaper that published the story scapegoated the journalist who wrote it.
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