Blaming Others With a Goat: A 'Scapegoat' — VOA Learning English
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And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
Many of our English expressions come from our interactions with or observations of animals. Today we talk about an animal that gets blamed for a lot of bad things – a goat!
To be more exact, we are talking about a scapegoat.
A scapegoat is a person who is the receiver of blame and anger about a situation. Often the anger is without reason. So, if someone is unfairly blamed for something, that person could be called a scapegoat.
“Scapegoat” combines the English words “escape” and “goat.” The word has an interesting history. But before we hear that, let’s hear the word used in some examples.
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Торкнись будь-якого слова — переклад з’явиться одразу, а слово ляже в твою добірку разом із реченням.