The buck stops here

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The buck stops here.

something that you say in order to tell someone that you will take responsibility for a situation or problem We carry out all the safety tests in this department, so the buck stops here.

See pass the buck

See also: buck, here, stop

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the boys in blue
the boys in the back room
the brains behind
the brass ring
the bright lights
the bright side
the bubble bursts
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the buck stops with
the bum's rush
the bush telegraph
the business end
the business end of
The butler did it
the calm before the storm

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