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whipping boy

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whipping boy
Fig. someone who is punished for someone else's misdeeds. The president has turned out to be the whipping boy for his party.
See also: boy, whipping
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STOURBRIDGE 98 MANCHESTER 5 A HAT-trick from second row and captain Ben Hughes helped Stourbridge to a thumping win against whipping boys Manchester.
Ben heads Stour stroll by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Fiorentina will beat Debrecen, the whipping boys in our group, so the onus is on the Reds to go to France and put right the result we suffered at Anfield.
We have to defend for our lives in Lyon by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
We are far from the whipping boys of the division and we aim to climb to mid-table security so there are no heart-stopping moments in the final week of the season.
Martyrs boosted by overturning 10-point pen by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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