buckpasser

One who shifts or reassigns the blame or responsibility (for something) to another person, group, or thing. From the idiom "pass the buck." Every politician becomes a buckpasser whenever they come up against a campaign promise they can't keep. Maybe instead of being a buckpasser, you should have a think about what you could be doing to improve your performance. The strike has dragged on for so long because both management and the union are led by buckpassers.

gas-passer

slang Someone who administers anesthesia (which comes in gaseous forms). Once the gas-passer is done, we'll go ahead in and start operating. A: "I'm terrified that I'll be able to feel everything the surgeon is doing." B: "Believe me, you won't, not once the gas-passer's done with you." Even for an outpatient procedure like a tonsillectomy, you still see a gas-passer. The doctors don't want you to be awake for something like that!

buckpasser

n. someone who cannot accept the responsibility for something. (see also pass the buck.) When something really goes wrong, everybody suddenly becomes a buckpasser.

gas-passer

n. a jocular nickname for an anesthetist. (Hospitals.) My gosh! The gas-passer charged almost as much as the surgeon.

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Poor pass protection leads to poor quarterback performance and while Deshaun Watson has been good under pressure -- his 88.1 passer rating in these situations was the third-best of 2018 -- it is significantly worse than his production from a clean pocket (111.6).

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In Table 2, when we control for the number of black players (besides the passer) on the court, we find that this estimated racial difference disappears completely (with an insignificant point estimate of 0.26 percentage points).

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Dubai - As part of its celebrations to mark the World Migratory Bird Day which is held this year, under the theme '"Energy -- make it bird-friendly!", some 160 wild birds like houbara, hawks, collared dove pigeon, sparrow (Passer), yellow-headed passer, and diamond pigeon were released on Sunday in Al Khawaneej area 2.

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The actor, who is set to star in BBC's Passer By as a train passenger who ignores a woman about to be sexually assaulted, says he won't be turning the other cheek.

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Karachi -- Two persons including a passer by and a dacoit have been killed during robbery in a milk shop in the area of Korangi No 1.5 Karachi.

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