tuer le messager

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “to kill the messenger”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɥe l(ə) mɛ.sa.ʒe/ === Verb === tuer le messager (figuratively) to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it) Synonym: tirer sur le messager ==== See also ==== ce n'est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu'on fait tomber la fièvre