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Verb: carry the can
Usage: informal
  1. Take the blame (whether responsible or not)
    "Despite being innocent, he decided to carry the can for his friend's mistake";
    - take the rap [informal], take the fall [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: carrying the can, carries the can, carried the can