英语词汇the buck stops here的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the buck stops here
词源	the buck stops here. President Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) probably coined this saying indicating that the Oval Office and the president bear the final responsibility for any policy or ac- tion. Since then it has been used widely and is frequently a sign on the boss’s desk, as it was on Truman’s. Pass the buck, above, probably suggested Truman’s invention.
随便看	the sensation is momentary and the position ridiculous the september night the settlement of the west the sheik the silent t you’re mar-got asquith aren’t you screen siren the skipper swallows the anchor the smythe report the spanish lady thespian the splendid drunken twenties the splendid splinter the square circle the squeaky wheel gets the most grease the stagira the stendhal syndrome the sticks the stolen generation the stories get passed on and the truth gets passed over the strand the strenuous life the sun don’t shine on the same dog-s ass each day the sun never sets on the british empire the swan of usk the sweet blood the sweet death

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