thrown under the bus
v. phr.— «The affidavit also alleged Grimsley told federal agents that Roberts, Gibbons and Tejada “took anabolic steroids.” “What can I do? I spent one morning last year with Grimsley,” Tejada said Sunday before the Orioles played at Boston. “I mean, I already got thrown under the bus with (Rafael) Palmeiro. No, I don’t worry about that.”» —“Report: Grimsley implicated Clemens, Pettitte, Tejada, others” in Los Angeles Sports Illustrated Oct. 1, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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