| 单词 | the buck stops here |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with The buck stops herebuck 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] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. The buck stops hereI'm the ultimately responsible person in this organization. Other people can pass the buck to me, but I can't pass the buck to anyone else. notes for The buck stops herePresident Harry S. Truman kept a sign on his desk that read, “The buck stops here.” Words nearby The buck stops here“The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’”, the breaks, Bridge of San Luis Rey, The, The Bronx, Brothers Karamazov, The, The buck stops here, The Buddha, the business, The business of America is business, theca, theca-cell tumor The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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