Examples of 'shoot the messenger' in a sentence
Meaning of "shoot the messenger"
shoot the messenger: This idiom means to blame or punish the bearer of bad news rather than the one who is actually responsible for the situation
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- To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it.
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And please do not shoot the messenger.
Do not shoot the messenger who brings bad news.
Hope she does not shoot the messenger.
Shoot the messenger of you.
And she will shoot the messenger.
You have to understand that they might want to shoot the messenger.
Do not shoot the messenger here folks.
You do not want to shoot the messenger.
So do not shoot the messenger for telling the truth.
You do not have to shoot the messenger.
So shoot the messenger.
I hope you do not shoot the messenger.
Do not shoot the messenger because you felt a twinge of something.
You are attempting to shoot the messenger here.
Do not shoot the messenger for bearing us the bad news.
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You just want to shoot the messenger.
Reactions to the whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks led to calls not to shoot the messenger.
Just do not shoot the messenger.
Let us hope she does not order someone to shoot the messenger.
Please do not shoot the messenger any more.
But critics need to be careful not to simply shoot the messenger.
They shoot the messenger.
The first reaction was to shoot the messenger.
He may shoot the messenger.
So you do not want him to shoot the messenger.
Ppl tend to shoot the messenger and ignore the message.
Everyone always wants to shoot the messenger.
Feel free to shoot the messenger but that will not change the facts.
But one should never shoot the messenger.
Please do not shoot the messenger I am merely reporting what I have found.
All you have done is shoot the messenger.
So, they shoot the messenger as well as the message.
You know she loves to shoot the messenger.
If you choose to shoot the messenger then you will never here the message.
Friend the one venting and shoot the messenger.
It is a bad idea to shoot the messenger without looking at the message.
And then the final step is shoot the messenger.
To many people love to shoot the messenger without ever digesting the message as a whole.
There is an old saying that you should not shoot the messenger.
I ought to shoot the messenger.
If you can not destroy the message then shoot the messenger.
He will shoot the messenger.
The response of Netanyahu was to shoot the messenger.
In other words, shoot the messenger before the message is delivered.
To blame Walmart for this is to shoot the messenger.
In a word, we shoot the messenger rather than to take the message to heart.
It is easy to simply shoot the messenger.
The term " do not shoot the messenger " is used to describe attacking a bringer of bad news.
I am not going to shoot the messenger.
Second player may choose to obey the messenger, ignore the messenger, or shoot the messenger.
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Examples of using Shoot
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Shoot and you screw up your life
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