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To cast a person in an unfavorable light with others; to take action or make statements intended to put another person at a disadvantage. Origin: A Boston radio station manager coined the term circa 1987-88 when canceling a radio network's services on his music-oriented FM station, stating that he was going to put the network "under the bus." The term was picked up by staff members to describe conduct in which [one] person would try to gain an advantage [in company] politics by speaking ill of, or doing something to reflect disfavorably on, another. In this context, it generally meant something that was a [combination] of sneaky, subtle and vicious. The phrase crept into on-air talk. In time, the radio station's owner acquired a sports-oriented station whose employees picked up the phrase and [eventually] began using it on highly-rated programs.
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