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 To take responsibility, especially in a challenging situation 
      “Absent ministers phone in from Tuscan hillsides as some hapless stay-at-home is left to carry the can.” 
  
To be blamed or punished for something, especially for the wrongful actions of another 
To acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt or reponsibility 
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