The buck stops here
The
word "buck" has many meanings, including the dollar (a slang) and
the object that was used (passed around) in a game of poker. The
expression "the buck stops here" has this meaning: responsibility
is not passed on to someone else but stops at the certain person
or point. "Passing the buck" is the expression used to
describe the action of shoving the responsibility to another person
or place.
