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  1. throw (someone) under the bus: Merriam-Webster
  2. throw under the bus: Wiktionary
  3. Throw under the bus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (throw under the bus)

verb:  (transitive, of a person or group) To betray or blame (something or someone); to deliberately put (something or someone) in an unfavorable situation and then leave to their fate; to make (something or someone) into a scapegoat or otherwise abandon for personal gain.
verb:  (transitive, of a thing, idea, etc.) To discard or disown.

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