Definition of The buck stops here

1. Phrase. (idiomatic) (non-gloss definition A statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of The Buck Stops Here

the Triangle
the Venerable Bede
the Weird Sisters
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
the ball is in someone's court
the bard
the bee's knees
the bends
the big six
the big sleep
the bigger they are, the harder they fall
the bigs
the bill, please
the bomb
the boot is on the other foot
the buck stops here (current term)
the calculus
the combined tendinous expansions of the sartorius
the consultation
the course of true love never did run smooth
the cure is worse than the ill
the cure is worse than the illness
the devil
the devil you say
the die is cast
the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
the doldrums
the early bird catches the worm
the early bird gets the worm

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