Sentence examples for under the bus from inspiring English sources
The phrase 'under the bus' is correct and usable in written English. It is an idiom and often used in informal contexts to describe a situation in which someone or something is blamed for something they are not responsible for, or a situation in which someone or something is abandoned or neglected. For example, "After the press conference, the Prime Minister threw the Minister of Education under the bus."
They throw it under the bus.
I crawled under the bus".
But throwing other women under the bus?
"UBS had thrown me under the bus.
He just rode under the bus".
QUESTION FROM RC: Throw the intelligence community under the bus.
"I'm not throwing innocent people under the bus," he said.
"We can't just throw her under the bus," he said.
He is "throwing Israel under the bus," they cried.
Resist throwing someone under the bus.
It also throws the credibility of Democrats under the bus.
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