In sum, " Midlife said, giving the room his best you-the-jury baritone, "Our defense will be..?" He looked to Matt for the answer/" Blame the other guy, " Matt said." Which other guy?"" Yes."" Huh?"" We blame whoever we can, " Matt said. "The CFO, the COO, the C Choose-Your-Favorite-Two-Letter-Combination, the accounting firm, the banks, the board, the lower-level employees. We claim some of them are crooks. We claim some of them made honest mistakes that steamrolled."" Isn't that contradictory?" Midlife asked, folding his hands and lowering his eyebrows. "Claiming both malice and mistakes?" He stopped, looked up, smiled, nodded. Malice and mistakes. Midlife liked the way that sounded." We're looking to confuse, " Matt said. "You blame enough people, nothing sticks. The jury end up knowing something went wrong but you don't know where to place the blame. We throw facts and figures at them. We bring up every possible mistake, every uncrossed t and dotted i. We act like discrepancy is a huge deal, even if it's not. We are skeptical of EVERYONE. .Harlan Coben
About This Quote
Blame the other guy is a phrase used in an attempt to shift the blame from oneself and/or one's actions to someone else. This is commonly used when trying to cover up one’s indiscretions. This phrase is most often used by people who feel guilty but cannot seem to change their ways even if they know it is wrong. It can also be used when trying to smooth over a situation that has gone sour.
The phrase "blame the other guy" is basically an excuse or a way of saying that one person is responsible for something while another person is actually responsible for something different. For example, if a student has failed his exams and does not know why, he might say: “I blame the math teacher for this,” or “I blame the tutor for this.” Although this was meant as an excuse, it may not be fully correct.
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