kill the messenger

kill the messenger
To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.

I know you wont like this news, but please dont kill the messenger.


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  • Kill the Messenger — may refer to:* Kill the Messenger (film), a French documentary about Sibel Edmonds * Kill the Messenger (novel), by Tami Hoag * Kill the Messenger , a song by Jack s Mannequin from Everything In Transit * Kill the Messenger , a song by Aesop Rock …   Wikipedia

  • kill the messenger — shoot/blame/kill/the messenger phrase to blame the person who brings bad news, even though it is not their fault Don’t shoot the messenger – I’m just telling you what I heard! Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kill the Messenger (film) — Kill The Messenger ( fr. Une Femme à Abattre) is a 2005 French documentary about Sibel Edmonds. The documentary focuses on both Ms. Edmonds s personal struggle to expose the criminality that she uncovered while at the FBI, and also the secret… …   Wikipedia

  • Kill the Messenger (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Kill the Messenger image caption = author = Tami Hoag illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Thriller novel publisher = Bantam Books release date = July 2004 media type =… …   Wikipedia

  • Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger — Kill the Messenger is Chris Rock s fifth HBO comedy special. It was made from three performances spliced into one. One at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, one at the Apollo Theater in New York and one at the Carnival City Casino in… …   Wikipedia

  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc — French Theatrical release poster Directed by Luc Besson Produced b …   Wikipedia

  • shoot the messenger — shoot/blame/kill/the messenger phrase to blame the person who brings bad news, even though it is not their fault Don’t shoot the messenger – I’m just telling you what I heard! Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe …   Useful english dictionary

  • blame the messenger — shoot/blame/kill/the messenger phrase to blame the person who brings bad news, even though it is not their fault Don’t shoot the messenger – I’m just telling you what I heard! Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe …   Useful english dictionary

  • don't shoot the messenger — This phrase can be used when breaking some bad news to someone and you don t want to be blamed for the news. ( Don t kill the messenger is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • messenger */ — UK [ˈmes(ə)ndʒə(r)] / US [ˈmesəndʒər] noun [countable] Word forms messenger : singular messenger plural messengers someone who delivers messages to people, often as their job • shoot/blame/kill the messenger to blame the person who brings bad… …   English dictionary

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