槍やり玉だまに挙あげる

expression, ichidan verb

make an example of; single out for criticism; hold up to ridicule

Idiomatic expression meaning to publicly criticize or blame someone, often as a scapegoat or to make an example of them. Used in contexts like politics, media, or group dynamics.

• 彼かれは不ふ正せいの責せき任にんを問とわれ、槍やり玉だまに挙あげられた。

  He was held responsible for the misconduct and made an example of.

• メディアはいつも誰だれかを槍やり玉だまに挙あげたがる。

  The media always wants to single someone out for criticism.

expression, ichidan verb

pierce with a spear

Literal, rare meaning. Almost never used in modern Japanese; the idiomatic sense is overwhelmingly more common.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、敵てきを槍やり玉だまに挙あげたと記しるされている。

  In old documents, it is recorded that they pierced the enemy with a spear.