What does “on shoulders” mean?

if blame, guilt, etc. is on sb's shoulders, they must take responsibility for it

How is “on shoulders” used?

In Spielberg (2017), one line is: “So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders,”

The clip at the top of this page is from Spielberg (2017).

So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders,

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