carry the can
UK informalto take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong or has not succeeded:
As usual, I was left to carry the can.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- condemnation
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
- thank sb for sth idiom
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