buck stops here



buck stops here

The need to act or take responsibility, that other people pass on to still other people, ultimately ends up here. (An expression made famous by U.S. President Harry Truman, about the finality of decisions a president must make. See also pass the buck.) After everyone else has avoided making the decision, I will have to do it. The buck stops here.
See also: buck, here, stop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arevig-Armenian
Noa (2)no-ahJapanese
Raharjorah-HAHR-joIndonesian, Javanese
Rothaid-Ancient Germanic
Nagendra-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Oren-Hebrew