We found 10 dictionaries that define the word shoot the messenger:

General (5 matching dictionaries)

1. shoot the messenger: Merriam-Webster
2. shoot the messenger: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. shoot the messenger: Wiktionary
4. Shoot the Messenger (TV series), Shoot the Messenger (film), Shoot the messenger: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
5. Shoot the messenger: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

6. Shoot the messenger: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

7. Shoot the messenger: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

8. Shoot the messenger: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

9. shoot the messenger: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

10. shoot the messenger: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (shoot the messenger) ▸ verb:  (idiomatic, sarcastic or humorous) To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it. Similar: kill the messenger, point fingers, scapegoat, take the fall, misblame, victim-blame, accuse, sharpshoot, misshoot, fault, more... Phrases: don't shoot the messenger, dont shoot the messenger, more... ▸ Words similar to shoot the messenger ▸ Usage examples for shoot the messenger ▸ Idioms related to shoot the messenger ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near shoot the messenger ▸ Rhymes of shoot the messenger ▸ Invented words related to shoot the messenger