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蜥蜴の尻尾切り

noun

(literally) the behavior of some lizards to drop their tail in order to escape a predator / (idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate; making a underling carry the can

蜥蜴の尻尾切りは、自己防衛の一環として行われます。

The tail cutting of a lizard is done as a part of self-defense.

意味（1）

(literally) the behavior of some lizards to drop their tail in order to escape a predator

意味（2）

(idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate; making a underling carry the can

組(そ)織(しき)のトップは、 組(そ)織(しき)を防(ぼう)衛(えい)するために辞(じ)任(にん)することが多(おお)い。[…]「トカゲの尻尾(しっぽ)切(ぎ)り」 ではなく、 「トカゲの頭(あたま)切(き)り」 「首(くび)のすげ替(か)え」 によって組(そ)織(しき)防(ぼう)衛(えい)である。

Soshiki no toppu wa, soshiki o bōei suru tame ni jinin suru koto ga ōi. […] “Tokage no shippo giri” de wa naku, “tokage no atama kiri” “kubi no sugekae” ni yotte soshiki bōei dearu.Often the head of an organization will resign to protect the organization.[…] Rather than “cutting the lizard’s tail”, this is defending the organization by “cutting the lizard’s head”, “swapping necks”.