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fall guy
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fall guy
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fall guy
noun
plural
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fall guy
noun
plural
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Learner's definition of FALL GUY
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informal
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a person who is blamed for something done by others
:
scapegoat
His lawyers will argue that he was set up as a/the
fall guy
for crimes he had no part in.
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