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[donay mendonça]

Olá Pessoal,

Scapegoat,Whipping boy,Fall guy(AmE)

1.He was made a scapegoat.(Fizeram ele de bode expiatório.)
2...so it is unreasonable to use him as the whipping boy.(...Então não é sensato usá-lo como bode expiatório.)--talk.collegeconfidential.com
3.They are looking for a fall guy.(Estão procurando um bode expiatório.)


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[EugenioTM]

Também pode se usar a expressão to be singled out.

Katie was often singled out for punishment.
(Katie era frequentemente feita de bode expiatório em punições.)

[Thomas]

TO BE SINGLED OUT / can be positive or negative.
Jack was singled out for praise.
Jill was singled out for a leadership course this summer.

When speaking of crimes, FALL GUY and PATSY are common terms.
Smith was framed for the robbery. From beginning to end, he was a fall guy.
It was a set-up (armadilha). Whoever assassinated the President needed a patsy, and Oliveira was chosen.

to frame = to make it appear that an innocent person has committed a crime