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carry the can
carry the can
carry the can
(
British & Australian
)
to take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong or has not succeeded (often +
for
)
She suspected that she'd be left to carry the can for her boss's mistakes.
See also:
can
,
carry
carry the can
Take responsibility or accept blame, as in
Joan felt she was always carrying the can for her boss's errors
. [
Slang
; second half of 1900s]
See also:
can
,
carry
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Arata
ah-ṙah-tah
Japanese
Banach
['ba:na:h]
Shahrzad
-
Persian
Amit (1)
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Honoratus
-
Late Roman
Diocletian
-
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