Under the Bus
Phrase · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A phrase for sacrificing someone else's reputation or standing to protect yourself. In engineering slang, throwing people under the bus is a reliable way to destroy trust during incidents.
In plain English: Blaming or sacrificing someone else to protect yourself.
Example: "The review turned sour when one manager tried to put the junior engineer under the bus for a deployment process everyone had approved."