Shift blame to someone else (4,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
pass the buck
'shift blame to someone else' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for pass the buck that I've seen before include "Dodge" , "Shift responsibility to someone else" , "Abnegate responsibility" , "Shift the blame" , "Shirk responsibility" .)