Aunt Sally
📖 Definitions
noun
1. An object of criticism.
2. Someone or something set up as an easy target for criticism in order to deflect it from others.
💬 Usage Examples
“Yet John Howard seems unable to ever see trouble coming. He is an Aunt Sally in a government of learners.” Alan Ramsey; The Travel Club Genie Is Out; Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Oct 4, 1997. “‘Please wait, Aunt,’ Sally said hopefully.” Reem Bassiouney (Translation: Osman Nusairi); The Pistachio Seller; Syracuse University Press; 2013.