From that inventory of the expressions and cliches we use that most of us never stopped to wonder where it came from….
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called ‘passing the buck'? In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.
So now ya know…..
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Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called ‘passing the buck'? In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.
So now ya know…..
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