don't shoot the messenger

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don't shoot the messenger

Don't get angry at or punish someone who is simply delivering bad or undesirable news, as he or she is not responsible for it. A: "What do you mean I'm being sued by my ex-wife? I'll knock your lights out!" B: "Hey man, I'm just doing my job. Don't shoot the messenger!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sumner	['sʌmnə]
Thucydides	thoo-SID-ə-deez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Floella	flo-EL-ə	English (Rare)
Eutychia	-	Ancient Greek
Jathibiyya	-	Arabic
Victor	VIK-tər (English), veek-TOR (French)	English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman