the buck stops here
idiom
—used to say that one accepts a responsibility and will not try to give it to someone else
I'm willing to accept the blame for what happened. The buck stops here with me.
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The magic of Daniels has been electric but the buck stops here.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“The buck stops here.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20buck%20stops%20here. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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