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tuer le messager

/tɥe l(ə) mɛ.sa.ʒe/

verb/tɥe l(ə) 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: tirer sur le messager

Literally, “to kill the messenger”.

tuer le messager — French Dictionary | Passage