习语主题: 工作

carry the can

/ˌkæri ðə ˈkæn/INFORMAL · C1

中文对应完全对应

背黑锅

字面意思: «扛着罐子»

含义

to take the blame for something that went wrong

为出了错的事承担责任.

例句

1The junior designer carried the can for a decision she never made.
2Somebody always has to carry the can when a delivery goes missing.
3Tom carried the can for the whole department, and the manager said nothing.
4Why should the volunteers carry the can for a council decision?
5Is she really carrying the can for a mistake made three floors up?

语法

只有 carry 变化形式。the can 保持不变，用单数；被归咎的事跟在 for 之后。

意思相近

pass the buck get the sack

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