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骨を拾う

骨を拾う (ほねをひろう) means to take responsibility after someone fails.

Kana
ほねをひろう
Meaning
to take responsibility after someone fails
Japanese Example
最後は私が骨を拾うつもりでいる。
Translation
I am prepared to take responsibility in the end.

Related idioms

気がする
きがする
to feel that something is the case
手を焼く
てをやく
to have trouble dealing with something
気がつく
きがつく
to notice; to realize
手がかかる
てがかかる
to require a lot of care