CARRY THE CAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carry the can mean? 

• CARRY THE CAN (verb)
  The verb CARRY THE CAN has 1 sense:

1. accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

  Familiarity information: CARRY THE CAN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARRY THE CAN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

carry the can; face the music

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)