pass the trash
v. phr.— «Offending teachers sometimes get help landing another teaching job from former bosses. The practice is so well known among educators they refer to it by name. They call it “passing the trash.”» —“Another teacher sentenced in sex case” by Tommy McIntyre Venice Gondolier Sun (Florida) Nov. 3, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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