English-Swedish translations for whipping boy

  • strykpojkeenJag vet hur svår kommissionens uppgift är, och jag kan också förstå, herr kommissionär, om ni ibland känner er som en strykpojke.I know how difficult the task of the Commission is and can understand, Mr Commissioner, if you sometimes feel like a whipping boy. Eurons fall under den senaste tiden har använts som en bekväm strykpojke för allt som den senaste tiden har hänt med europeiska konstitutionen.The recent drop in the euro has been used as a convenient whipping boy for all that has happened recently with the European Constitution. Vi måste uppmuntra medlemsstaterna att inte använda Europeiska unionen som strykpojke när de vill införa dålig lagstiftning på det nationella planet.We must encourage Member States not to use the European Union as the whipping boy when they want to bring in bad legislation at national level.
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Definition of whipping boy

  • Someone punished for the errors of others, historically a boy that was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince

Examples

  • As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat.

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