Throw Under The Bus Meaning. Throw (one) under the bus. It is typically used to describe a disavowal and possibly severance of a previously amicable or warm relationship.

It has frequently been used to describe various politicians.

He has been accused of throwing fellow republicans under the bus for his personal agenda. To sacrifice another person for personal gain. To throw (someone) under the bus is an idiomatic phrase meaning to sacrifice another person (often a friend or ally), who is usually not. It has been ubiquitous in the u.s. Contacting their boss meant i was trying to throw them under the bus for something they weren't 13) i'm not trying to throw him under the bus or anything, but i want to be realistic about him leaving. When someone throws you under the bus, they essentially make you their scapegoat. To harm one through deceit or treachery. Slang terms with the same meaning. The clichéd expression throw under the bus means, roughly, (1) to betray, (2) to callously dispose of, or (3) to pass blame onto another for selfish reasons. They did not want to take responsibility, so they pointed at us. liz: Throw under the bus means to misuse a person, a friend or other people;