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CARRY THE CAN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
Synonyms:
carry the can; face the music
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "carry the can" is one way to...):
accept; assume; bear; take over (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
