# throw under the bus

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To betray or blame (something or someone); to deliberately put (something or someone) in an unfavorable situation and then leave to their fate; to make (something or someone) into a scapegoat or otherwise abandon for personal gain.
2. To discard or disown.

## Etymology
Attested from the early 1980s, possibly of UK origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/throw-under-the-bus