To shoot the messenger means to blame a person who has told them bad news instead of blaming the person who is responsible for the situation, but in this context the speaker is considering yelling at the messenger to be perfectly alright.
Given the statement "I knew this whole situation wasn't his fault, and it was perfectly alright for me to yell at him for something that wasn't his doing.", is the statement "I knew this whole situation wasn't his fault, and it wasn't right for me to shoot the messenger." wrong?
- Yes
- No
- Unknown