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慣用語主題: 工作

carry the can

/ˌkæri ðə ˈkæn/INFORMAL · C1

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背黑鍋

字面意思: «扛著罐子»

意思

to take the blame for something that went wrong

為出了錯的事承擔責任.

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?

文法

只有 carry 變化形式。the can 保持不變，用單數；被歸咎的事跟在 for 之後。

意思相近

pass the buck get the sack

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