( fall guys)
If someone is the fall guy , they are blamed for something which they did not do or which is not their fault. ( INFORMAL )
He claims he was made the fall guy for the affair.
= scapegoat
N-COUNT
( fall guys)
If someone is the fall guy , they are blamed for something which they did not do or which is not their fault. ( INFORMAL )
He claims he was made the fall guy for the affair.
= scapegoat
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006