a fall guy



a fall guy

  (mainly American informal)
someone who is blamed for another person's mistake or crime The book claims Lee Harvey Oswald didn't kill President Kennedy - he was just the fall guy.
See also: fall, guy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
İLkİN-Turkish, Azerbaijani
Timo (1)TEE-moFinnish, German, Dutch
HỒNg-Vietnamese
Basant-Indian, Hindi
Mele-Hawaiian
Maya (2)MAY-ə, MIE-əEnglish