The man was a scapegoat for his friend.
Scapegoat-someone punished for the errors of others
basically it's like a person taking the blame for someone else's wrong doings.
You are blaming the supplier, a convenient scapegoat.
Hitler used the Jews as his scapegoat.
I criticize him not because he makes mistakes but because he constantly looks for a scapegoat to take the blame for them.I criticize him not because he makes mistakes but because he constantly looks for a scapegoat to take the blame for them.
The mayor needed a scapegoat to take the blame for his mistakes in office.
The investigation didn't blame any of leaders but instead one employee was made a scape goat. Or ( if you want a simpler sentence) Apparently he was the scapegoat for her problems.
He is your scapegoat. They have a scapegoating problem.
Only when my true friends dearly need my help, do I become a scapegoat.
=I am a scapegoat person because i am carrying the blame for others .=
parents scapegoat the bad behavior of his child on music.
Such a person is a scapegoat.
Scapegoat Wilderness was created in 1972.
Scapegoat - band - was created in 1999.