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carry the can

VERB
  1. accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

How To Use carry the can In A Sentence

  • It's the women who are at the forefront of all the bloodshed, it's the women who have to carry the can and take the flak.
  • In the unlikely event of trouble they would understandably not want to carry the can alone.
  • As usual, I was left to carry the can.
  • As usual, I was left to carry the can.
  • Rusedski's toe injury ruled him out of the doubles and the deciding singles match on that occasion and left a nervous and inexperienced Arvind Parmar to carry the can.
  • You boys are not strong enough to carry the canoe over the portage.
  • It's the women who are at the forefront of all the bloodshed, it's the women who have to carry the can and take the flak.
  • Long-serving governments will always gain a reputation for corruption and sleaze, and the Prime Minister of the day will always carry the can.
  • He has been left to carry the can for a decision he didn't make.
  • The Queen Elizabeth team designed Howards Aqueduct, to carry the canal over the A590 dual carriageway.
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