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to carry on one's back
  1. 1 to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder
  2. 2 to take (responsibility), to assume, to accept, to bear (the blame, costs, etc.), to have (a duty, obligation, etc.), to become responsible for, to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)
  3. 3 to suffer (an injury), to sustain (a wound), to receive, to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
  4. 4 to owe (a debt of gratitude to), to be indebted to — as ...に負う
  5. 5 to have (something) behind one, to be backed by
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • I am left with all the responsibility.

    sense 2 · to take (responsibility)

  • I got my left arm bruised.

    sense 3 · to suffer (an injury)

  • A child on your back may guide you across a ford.

    sense 1 · to carry on one's back

  • He was badly wounded.

    sense 3 · to suffer (an injury)

  • He suffered a fatal wound.

    sense 3 · to suffer (an injury)

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