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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- 1994 January 25, William J. Clinton, State of the Union Address, 2004 Gutenberg eBook, If you will stick with this plan, we will post three consecutive years of declining deficits for the first time since Harry Truman lived in the White House. And once again, the buck stops here.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Popularized by US President Harry Truman. The phrase is based on the metaphorical expression passing the buck, derived from poker gameplay, that came to mean "passing blame", or absolving oneself of responsibility or concern by denying authority or jurisdiction over a given matter.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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French:
la responsabilité commence ici
— 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
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French:
c'est ici que ça s'arrête
— 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
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German:
die Verantwortung liegt hier bei mir und nirgendwo anders
— 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
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German:
die Verantwortung liegt hier bei uns und nirgendwo anders
— 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
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Polish:
biorę to na siebie
— 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
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Russian:
фишка дальше не идёт
(fiška dalʹše ne idjót)
— 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
