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    carry the can

    US /ˈkæri ðə ˈkæn/

    ・

    UK /ˈkæri ðə ˈkæn/

    C1
    idm.To take responsibility or blame for something, often unfairly.
    She carried the can for the team’s mistakes and got blamed unfairly.

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    Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story

    57:09Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story
    • And, uh, uh, then, then we, we tried to carry the can for that because, uh, look, what, what you don't discover is your fault, too.

      And, uh, uh, then, then we, we tried to carry the can for that because, uh, look, what, what you don't discover is your fault, too.

    • tried to carry the can for that because

      tried to carry the can for that because

    B1