And Elizabeth Warren goes under the bus

[HassleCat]

25. Let me explain

To throw someone under the bus, you have to be on the bus with that person in the first place. The phrase means you are back-stabbing someone who was a loyal friend, a trusted associate, etc. When a department head blames a subordinate for a management failure, the subordinate is being thrown under the bus. If Bernie Sanders rebuked Elizabeth Warren for not being progressive, or not supporting hum, that might be an instance of "under the bus." But even that would be a stretch, because Sanders and Warren are congressional colleagues, not running mates or something such as that. If Warren were a big Sanders supporter, involved with his campaign, etc. then she could be thrown under the bus by Sanders. A bunch of tweets from people claiming to be Sanders supporters does not relate to "under the bus" in any way.