hundhuvud

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Swedish

Etymology

hund (dog) +‎ huvud (head)

Noun

hundhuvud n

  1. a head of a dog
  2. (idiomatic, in "få bära hundhuvudet" (literally, "get to carry the dog's head")) to take the blame, to carry the can, to take the rap
    Det är inte rättvist att hon ska få bära hundhuvudet när det egentligen är deras fel
    It's not fair that she should take the blame when it's actually their fault
    att få bära hundhuvudet för något
    to take the blame for something

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