fall guy
【英文解释】loser or victim, often one who is duped.
【中文解释】被牺牲者,替罪羔羊
【短语来源】The term comes from American wrestling matches in which an outcome was arranged in advance, the fall guy being the wrestler who agreed or was instructed to lose by allowing himself to be thrown down in a fall.
这个短语来自于美国摔跤比赛,是指那些事先就策划好的比赛结果。那些摔倒的摔跤手要么同意被假装打败,要么就是被暗示要被对手摔倒。
【学以致用】Obviously, he is a fall guy in this case.
很明显,这个案子里他只是个替罪羔羊。