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
Arsenios	-	Ancient Greek
Yan (1)	-	Belarusian
Ethan	EE-thən (English)	English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Tonino	-	Italian
Saladin	SAL-ə-din (English), SAL-ə-deen (English)	History
Carlota	kahr-LO-tah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese