Related Words for carry the can

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take it upon oneself
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
hold the fort
/xx
Phrase, Verb
step up to the plate
///x/
Phrase, Verb
take the wheel
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take up the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
pass the torch
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take the helm
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pass the buck
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take on
//
Phrase, Verb
cane
/
Noun
take up the cudgels
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
take the lead
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bottle
/x
Noun
carry the torch
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
hold down the fort
//xx
Phrase, Verb
carry off
/x/
Phrase, Verb
run to
//
Phrase, Verb
stand up and be counted
////x
Phrase, Verb
stick it to
///
Phrase, Verb
take care of business
////x
Phrase, Verb
buck up
//
Phrase, Verb
take something in stride
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
deliver the goods
x/xx/
Phrase, Verb
drop the ball
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make the best of a bad job
/x//x//
Phrase, Verb
bottle out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
wear the pants
/x/
Phrase, Verb
do the honors
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
take the bull by the horns
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
come
/
Verb
pay the freight
/xx
Phrase, Verb
bring on
//
Phrase, Verb
carry a torch
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
bite the bullet
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
turn to
//
Phrase, Verb
take the reins
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take to task
///
Phrase, Verb
hold the purse strings
/x//
Phrase, Verb
carry all before one
/x/x//
Phrase, Verb
rise to the challenge
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
leave someone in the lurch
//xxx/
Phrase, Verb
bear up
//
Phrase, Verb
get stuck in
//x
Phrase, Verb
get the sack
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bite off
//
Phrase, Verb
bear a hand
/x/
Phrase, Verb
flip the script
/x/
Phrase, Verb
carry on
/x/
Phrase, Verb
haul someone over the coals
//x/xx/
Phrase, Verb
man up
//
Phrase, Verb
take the biscuit
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
pull the trigger
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
shoot the messenger
/x/xx
Phrase, Verb
have a go
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play up
//
Phrase, Verb
have
/
Verb
pack a punch
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take a bow
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bite off more than one can chew
/////x/
Phrase, Verb
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
bust a gut
/x/
Phrase, Verb
face the music
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
rise to the occasion
//xx/x
Phrase, Verb
throw down the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
take the initiative
/xx/xx
Phrase, Verb
put on a brave face
//x//
Phrase, Verb
tai chi
/x
Name, Name, Verb
own up
//
Phrase, Verb
grin and bear it
////
Phrase, Verb
make a move
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bring home the bacon
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
push it
//
Phrase, Verb
take the plunge
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pay the piper
/x/x
Name, Verb
come with the territory
//x/xxx
Phrase, Verb
bring out
//
Phrase, Verb
take the rough with the smooth
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
hold the cards
/x/
Phrase, Verb
ability
x/xx
Noun
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
accommodate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
accomplish
x/x
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
achievement
x/x
Noun
acquit
x/
Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
adversely
x/x
Adverb
affix
/x
Verb, Noun
afford
x/
Verb
airlift
/x
Noun, Verb
allow
x/
Verb
aluminum
x/xx
Noun
appears
x/
Noun
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
are
/
Noun
arid
/x
Adjective
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
arse
/
Noun, Verb
ass
/
Noun, Adjective
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
authority
x/xx
Noun
available
x/xx
Adjective
axe
/
Noun, Verb
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
backpacking
/xx
Noun
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
bag
/
Noun, Verb
balance
/x
Noun, Verb
barrels
/x
Noun
bathroom
/x
Noun, Verb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beer
/
Noun, Verb
behave
x/
Verb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
blamed
/
Adjective
board
/
Noun, Verb
book
/
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
box
/
Noun, Verb
branch
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
bring in
/x
Phrase, Verb
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
bucket
/x
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bulky
/x
Adjective
bum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
buns
/
Noun, Adjective
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
buttocks
/x
Verb
cad
/
Name
caddy
/x
Noun, Verb
cannot
/x
Verb, Noun
capable
/xx
Adjective
carriage
/x
Noun
carried
/x
Verb
cart
/
Noun, Verb
carton
/x
Noun, Verb
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cause
/
Noun, Verb
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
chariot
/xx
Noun, Verb
circle
/x
Noun, Verb
circulate
/xx
Verb
clean out
//
Phrase, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
coke
/
Noun, Verb
collect
x/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
commode
x/
Noun
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
compel
x/
Verb
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
comply
x/
Verb
comport
x/
Verb, Noun
comprise
x/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confine
x/
Verb, Noun
contain
x/
Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
convenience
x/x
Noun, Verb
convey
x/
Verb
conveyance
x/x
Noun, Verb
cooked
/
Adjective
corollary
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cup
/
Noun, Verb
dare
/
Verb, Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
defer
x/
Verb
deferral
x/x
Noun
degree
x/
Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
deploy
x/
Verb, Noun
deport
x/
Verb
designed
x/
Adjective
develop
x/x
Verb
dilute
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
discarded
x/x
Adjective
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
dismiss
x/
Verb
dispatch
x/
Noun, Verb
disseminate
x/xx
Verb
distribute
x/x
Verb
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
door
/
Noun, Verb
drag
/
Verb, Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
dribble
/x
Noun, Verb
drink
/
Noun, Verb
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drive out
//
Phrase, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
easily
/xx
Adverb
eligible
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
embark
x/
Verb
employ
x/
Verb, Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
encircle
x/x
Verb
enclose
x/
Verb
endure
x/
Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
enjoy
x/
Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
ensure
x/
Verb
entail
x/
Verb, Noun
environ
x/x
Name, Adverb, Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
execute
/xx
Verb
execution
xx/x
Noun
executive
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
x/
Verb
expect
x/
Verb
exploit
/x
Verb, Noun
exploitation
xx/x
Noun
exponent
/xx
Noun
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
facility
x/xx
Noun
fanny
/x
Name
feasible
/xx
Adjective
fire
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flush toilet
//x
Phrase, Noun
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
food
/
Noun
fulfil
x/
Verb
fulfill
x/
Verb
furlough
/x
Noun, Verb
furnish
/x
Verb, Noun
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
garbage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gate
/
Noun, Verb
gather
/x
Verb, Noun
gerry
/x
Name