Definition of たらい回し

たらい回し【たらいまわしtaraimawashi】盥回し Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)
  • handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)
  • handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

Example Sentences

政権seikenのnoたらい回しtaraimawashiはha反対hantaiだda。
I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.

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