贖しょく罪ざいの羊ひつじ

expression, noun

sacrificial lamb

Refers to a person or group made to bear blame or punishment for others, often in a scapegoating context. The expression is a direct borrowing of the biblical concept.

• 彼かれは会かい社しゃの不ふ祥しょう事じの贖しょく罪ざいの羊ひつじにされた。

  He was made the sacrificial lamb for the company's scandal.