fall guy
noun /ˈfɔːl ɡaɪ/
/ˈfɔːl ɡaɪ/
(especially North American English)- a person who is blamed or punished for something wrong that another person has done
代人受过者；替罪羊 - He realized he’d been set up as the fall guy.
他意识到自己蒙冤成了替罪羊。
- He realized he’d been set up as the fall guy.