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verb

tirer sur le messager

/ti.ʁe syʁ lə mɛ.sa.ʒe/

verb/ti.ʁe syʁ lə mɛ.sa.ʒe/

to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)

Synonyms: tuer le messager

Literally, “to shoot at the messenger”.