Many of you must have heard/read about our Union Home Minister Chidambaram's latest statement on Dantewada massacre. He said "Buck Stops at my Desk" and offered resignation to Prime Minister. Prior to this incident he was into verbal war with West Bengal Chief Minister when he said "Buck stops at your desk". For those of you who don't know its origin and meaning, it is an idiom from America.

In the Poker like Card games, Americans used the term buck. Refer to the complete details here: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pass-the-buck.html. Passing the buck was widely used and became an idiom which signifies denying the responsibility of a situation and passing the blame to someone else.

There is one more famous quote 'The buck stops here' which received lot of publicity when U.S. president Harry S. Truman had kept a sign saying 'The buck stops here!' on his desk. For more details, read this: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-buck-stops-here.html

Ministers like Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor are sure good with their vocab and it is generally a good sign to see leaders use these phrases and idioms. What do you feel about this?