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Carry The Can (Verb)

Meaning

Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

  • If he gets fired for the failed project, he's going to have to carry the can for his teammates' mistakes too.
  • The CEO had to carry the can for his company's financial scandal and resigned promptly.
  • Their manager made a rash decision, but it was the junior staff member who was forced to carry the can when the plan failed.
  • After the team's underhanded tactics were exposed, the team captain had to carry the can in front of the media.
  • If the robbers got caught, the inside man would have to carry the can for the mastermind and take the blame.

Synonyms

  • Face The Music

Hypernyms

  • Accept
  • Bear
  • Assume

Related Words

  • Britain (noun)
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