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lightning rod
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ˈlightning ˌrod noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE
2 someone or something who gets most of the criticism, blame, or public attention when there is a problem, although they may not be responsible for it 众矢之的；代人受过者，替罪羊
Examples from the Corpus
lightning rod• Since then, she has become a lightning rod for a national debate on immigration.• It was like a lightning rod that drew to itself all the negative impulses of a hyperactive time.• One of the summer associates in another firm told me that a partner there had proved a real lightning rod for trouble.
ˈlightning ˌrod noun
Chinese
Syllable
Corpus
See also: lightning rod
lightning rod
Other parts of buildings: addition, alcove, balcony...
Someone or something that protects and defends: precaution, guardian, protector...
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