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under the bus

under the bus
 v. phr.— «In the rock ‘n’ roll business, you are either on the bus or under it. Playing “Feelings” with Eddie and the Condos in a buffet bar in Butte is under the bus. Peter Frampton is under the bus. God willing, so are the Bee Gees.» —“Pensive, With Orange Hair Cyndi Lauper & Her Tunes on Tour ” by David Remnick in New Jersey Washington Post Sept. 7, 1984. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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