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You are adding to Carry the can. What is already there stays, we only add yours.

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Real-life examples
  • He always ends up carrying the can for decisions he never even made.
  • When it all went wrong, the junior staff were left to carry the can.
  • Marketing pitched the campaign, finance signed it off, but when the numbers tanked it was the junior coordinator who had to carry the can in the boardroom.
  • He volunteered for the project lead because he wanted the title, then realised he was the one carrying the can for three departments that never agreed on anything.
  • Funny how the directors vanished the second the audit kicked off and now Denise has to carry the can for the whole circus.
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    We check it We make sure people really say it and that it isn't already here under another spelling.
  2. 2
    It goes live with your name It enters the dictionary and your Magikito profile, setines included.
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    And we polish it We add its tone, where it comes from when that's known, and its sibling expressions.

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