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The buck stops here

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The buck stops here.

something that you say in order to tell someone that you will take responsibility for a situation or problem We carry out all the safety tests in this department, so the buck stops here.

See pass the buck

See also: buck, here, stop

the buck stops here

Informal

The ultimate responsibility rests here.

See also: buck, here, stop