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buck stops here, the
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]
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buck
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stop
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Aryeh
ahr-YE
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Chus
CHOOS
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Toria
TAWR-yə
English
Jone (2)
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Norwegian
Athanasia
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Greek, Ancient Greek
Asma
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