Whipping BoyWhipping Boy : PhrasesMeaning: Someone who takes punishment rightly due to someone else. Example: The new employee was hired as a whipping boy for the incompetent management team - they needed fresh blood for their blame games. Origin: In the Middle Ages, in was common practice for a boy of ordinary birth to be educated alongside a prince. If the prince did something wrong, it was not the prince that was punished, but rather the commoner who received the lashes. The whipping boy paid heavily for his privileged lifestyle. Phrases Index | ||
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