踢皮球

tīpíqiú

踢皮球 — tīpíqiú

1. to kick a ball around; to play football (literal)

   下午我们去公园踢皮球吧。 xiàwǔ wǒmen qù gōngyuán tīpíqiú ba — Let's go to the park this afternoon to kick a ball around.

2. (fig.) to shirk responsibility; to pass the buck; to pass the problem from one person/office to another

   这个项目的责任一直在各部门之间踢皮球，没人解决问题。 zhège xiàngmù dì zérèn yìzhí zài gè bùmén zhījiān tīpíqiú méirén jiějuéwèntí — Responsibility for this project has been passed around between departments and no one solves the problem.