don't kill 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 kill the messenger!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Herminia	er-MEE-nyah (Spanish)	Spanish, Ancient Roman
Walther	VAHL-ter (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Ora (2)	-	Hebrew
Lucas	['lu:kəs]
Alexandre	a-lek-SAWNDR (French), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese), a-le-SHAN-dre (Galician)	French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Mitchell	MICH-əl	English