shoot the messenger

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shoot the messenger (humorous)

to blame or punish the person who tells you about something bad that has happened instead of the person who is responsible for it And now for tomorrow's weather - it's going to be cold, wet and stormy, but don't shoot the messenger!

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Byline: David Gambell "DON'T shoot the messenger," is my response to Tony Newton of Hale Village who takes issue with my configuration of Roman numerals (ECHO Short Points, Jan 12). Letter: Short points - Tony Newton of Hale Village by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Byline: By Denise Robertson A furore has erupted around the head of Sharon Foster, the young black woman who wrote Shoot the Messenger, a play for BBC2 which displayed the black community, warts and all. Equal citizenship with equal scrutiny by The Journal (Newcastle, England) SHOOT THE MESSENGER (BBC2, 9pm) THIS drama hasn't even aired yet, but it has already met with a very mixed reception. Unhealthy state of affairs on the ward; TVchoice by Birmingham Mail (England)			shiver shock shoe shoe is on the other foot shook shook up shoot shoot a place up shoot bolt shoot cookies shoot daggers at shoot down shoot down in flames Shoot first, ask questions later shoot for shoot from the hip shoot hoops shoot in the foot shoot load shoot mouth off shoot oneself in the foot shoot out shoot the breeze shoot the bull shoot the cat shoot the messenger shoot the works shoot to hell shoot up shoot wad shooter shop shop around shopping list shore up short short and sweet short end of the stick short for short of short on short on one end Short reckonings make long friends short shrift short with short-change shot shot full of holes shot in the arm shot in the dark shot through with			shoot mouth off shoot mouth off shoot off Shoot on Sight Shoot on Site shoot one's mouth off shoot oneself in the foot Shoot Out Shoot Out Shoot Out Shoot Outs Shoot Outs shoot straight shoot straight shoot straight shoot straight shoot Supper shoot the breeze shoot the breeze shoot the breeze shoot the breeze shoot the breeze shoot the bull shoot the bull shoot the bull shoot the bull shoot the bull Shoot the Bullet shoot the cat shoot the crap shoot the messenger Shoot the Other Machine in the Head Shoot the Other Node in the Head shoot the place up shoot the shit Shoot the Stuff shoot the works shoot the works shoot the works shoot the works shoot the works shoot through shoot to hell Shoot to kill Shoot to Kill (album) shoot up shoot up shoot up shoot up shoot up shoot upward shoot wad Shoot Your Mouth Off Shoot! Shoot, I Don't Know Shoot, Kick or Pass Shoot, Out Of Luck Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up Shoot, Stab, Kill shoot-'em-up shoot-'em-ups

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