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)
Further reading
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