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单词 to carry the can
释义

to carry the can

phrase [VERB inflects]
If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
[mainly British, informal]
We are a luxury restaurant and if people have a bad experience, we have to carrythe can.
See full dictionary entry for can

Examples of 'to carry the can' in a sentence
to carry the can

But the players have to carry the can as well.
The Sun (2012)
Is anyone going to carry the can for dropping us all in the proverbial?
The Sun (2008)
The public expects someone to carry the can for this national sporting humiliation.
The Sun (2010)
Will this coalition be around to carry the can when the lights go out?
The Sun (2010)
Both are required to carry the can for the failures of their team.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He faces demands to resign and may have to carry the can if an organisational failure is blamed for the tragedy.
The Sun (2006)
Now they have to front up rather than allowing their manager to carry the can.
The Sun (2016)
On the coin-throwing, if the culprits are clearly identified then their clubs will have to carry the can.
The Sun (2006)
Hedge funds and short sellers play havoc with the share price, and the chief executive has to carry the can.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Chinese translation of 'to carry the can'

to carry the can

  1. (Brit, inf) 承担(擔)责(責)任 (chéngdān zérèn)
See can1

Nearby words of
to carry the can

  • to carry on with sth
  • to carry out an inspection (of sth)
  • to carry sth further/to extremes
  • to carry the can
  • to cart sb/sth away/around
  • to carve (out) a career for o.s.
  • to carve a niche for o.s.
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