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.

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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ephrath	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Shanene	shə-NEEN	English (Rare)
Fidela	-	Spanish
Nika (3)	-	Georgian
Chico	SHEE-koo	Portuguese
Walherich	-	Ancient Germanic