| 词汇 | carry the can |
| 释义 | Idiom carry the can British & Australian to take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong or has not succeeded.She suspected that she'd be left to carry the can for her boss's mistakes. (often + for)carry the canTo take the blame for something, often another's mistakes or misdeeds. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. My partner had been cooking the books for years, but because I was the CEO, I had to carry the can for our company's collapse. I'm the coach, and I called a bad play, so I deserve to carry the can for this loss. carry the canTake responsibility or accept blame, as in Joan felt she was always carrying the can for her boss's errors. [Slang; second half of 1900s] carry the canBRITISHCOMMON If you carry the can, you are blamed for something bad that has happened even though you are not the only person responsible for it. It annoys me that I was the only one who carried the can for that defeat. Members of the Government clearly decided to let Lowe carry the can. Note: This was originally a military expression referring to the man chosen to fetch a container of beer for a group of soldiers. carry the cantake responsibility for a mistake or misdeed. British informalThe origin of this expression and the nature of the can involved are both uncertain, though the idiom appears to have started life as early 20th-century naval or military slang. 1998 Times Was this the same Mr Cook who danced on the Tories' graves for not carrying the can for errors of their officials? carry the ˈcan (for somebody/something)(British English, informal) accept the responsibility or blame for something: The teachers who were criticized said that they would not carry the can for the faults in the school system. OPPOSITE: pass the buckThis may come from military slang. The person who carried the can was responsible for collecting a can containing beer for the whole group and bringing it back without spilling any. |
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