1. Ý Nghĩa
Carry the can: nghĩa là chịu trách nhiệm hoặc hậu quả của một vấn đề, sai lầm, ngay cả khi đó không hoàn toàn là lỗi của một người.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
She didn’t want her team to face disciplinary action, so she volunteered to carry the can for the mistake.
When the project went south, the manager decided to be the one to carry the can and face the music.
My big sisters always carry the can for me when I break mom’s vase and don’t want me to get in trouble.
When we messed up the order, I told the boss, ‘I’ll carry the can and apologize to the customer.’
One of us had to carry the can when the teacher found out about our prank, and it ended up being me.
Even though it wasn’t entirely his fault, he decided to be the one to carry the can and take the heat for the project’s failure.
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