buck stops here, the



buck stops here, the

I'll take full responsibility, as in You needn't call my boss; the buck stops here. This saying gained fame as a sign on the desk of President Harry S. Truman. It alludes to another expression that means the opposite, pass the buck. [Mid-1900s]
See also: buck, stop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Palmer['pa:mə]
Viator-Late Roman
LyraLIE-rə (English), LEE-rə (English)Astronomy
Husna-Arabic
KamKAMEnglish (Modern)
Du-Portuguese