Today’s episode is for Saturday, June 13, 2020. Our phrase for this BLAST FROM THE PAST episode is ‘shoulder the blame.’ When you shoulder the blame for something such as a mistake, you accept responsibility for it. In western society, this is seen as a virtue. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/ShoulderTheBlame
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Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you.
Fall guy: The fall guy is the person who gets the blame when something goes wrong, or they are the person blamed for a crime they did not commit. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/FallGuy
Go sideways: It always happens at the most inopportune times. When you think everything's fine, it'll go sideways, which means to go wrong or get worse. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/GoSideways
Once in a blue moon: Once in a blue moon is used to refer to things that happen exceptionally rarely. The funny thing is, blue moons occur every 3 years or so. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/OnceInABlueMoon
