挡箭牌 (dǎng) — (figurative) a shield, an excuse or pretext used to deflect blame or criticism

Definición

Ejemplos

• 他总是拿工作忙当挡箭牌，其实是不想参加聚会。
  Tā zǒng shì ná gōng zuò máng dāng dǎng, qí shí shì bù xiǎng cān jiā jù huì.
  He always uses being busy with work as an excuse, but actually he doesn't want to attend the party.
• 这个政策成了政府推卸责任的挡箭牌。
  Zhè ge zhèng cè chéng le zhèng fǔ tuī xiè zé rèn de dǎng.
  This policy has become a shield for the government to shirk responsibility.
• 别拿年龄当挡箭牌，你完全有能力做好这件事。
  Bié ná nián líng dāng dǎng, nǐ wán quán yǒu néng lì zuò hǎo zhè jiàn shì.
  Don't use age as an excuse — you are fully capable of doing this well.