vault over the buck

vault

— noun a burial chamber (usually underground) — noun an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof — noun a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables — noun the act of jumping over an obstacle — verb bound vigorously — verb jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

over Preposition

— Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event. When the movie was over we left the movie theater. — In a location above something. He stepped over the dog. — From one side to the other. They went over the bridge. — If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house. They had him over for tea. — A number divided by another. Eight over two is four.

over Noun

— An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end. The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

buck Noun

— A male deer or goat. — A male rabbit or hare. — A male of another animal, such as the ferret. — A dollar. — Blame The buck stops here. - Harry S. Truman, an American president

buck Verb

— If an animal bucks, it tried to throw a person off its back.