lay the blame on someone or something

lay the blame on someone or something
put the blame on someone or something & lay the blame on someone or something & place the blame onsomeone or something
to blame someone or something; to assign a bad outcome to someone or something. •

Don't put the blame on me. I didn't do it.

We'll have to place the blame for the damage on the storm.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • lay the blame on something — lay the blame on (someone/something) to say that someone or something is responsible. The president seemed to lay the blame for the shootings on video games and TV shows. Related vocabulary: lay something at someone s door …   New idioms dictionary

  • lay the blame on — (someone/something) to say that someone or something is responsible. The president seemed to lay the blame for the shootings on video games and TV shows. Related vocabulary: lay something at someone s door …   New idioms dictionary

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  • lay the blame for at someone's door — lay the blame for (something) at someone s door : to blame someone for (something) They laid the blame for the book s failure at my door. • • • Main Entry: ↑door …   Useful english dictionary

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  • lay the responsibility (for something) on — lay the blame/responsibility/(for something) on phrase to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened Don’t try to lay the blame for this on me. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • blame — 1 /bleIm/ verb (T) 1 to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad: It s not fair to blame me it s not my fault we lost. | blame sb/sth for: Mom blamed herself for Danny s problems. | The report blames poor safety… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • blame — I UK [bleɪm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms blame : present tense I/you/we/they blame he/she/it blames present participle blaming past tense blamed past participle blamed *** to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an… …   English dictionary

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