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  • 1fix the blame for — index lodge (bring a complaint) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2place the blame for — index lodge (bring a complaint) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3lay the blame for something 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 …

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  • 4lay 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 …

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  • 5(be) to blame (for something) — be to blame (for sth) idiom to be responsible for sth bad • If anyone s to blame, it s me. • Which driver was to blame for the accident? Main entry: ↑blameidiom …

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  • 6lay the blame (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… …

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  • 7blame — vb reprehend, reprobate, condemn, denounce, censure, *criticize Analogous words: *accuse, charge, indict, impeach: impute, attribute, *ascribe: implicate, *involve Contrasted words: exonerate, vindicate, *exculpate, absolve, acquit: * …

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  • 8Blame Canada — is an Academy Award nominated song from the film (by Trey Parker Marc Shaiman). In the song, the fictional parents of South Park, led by Sheila Broflovski, decide to blame Canada for the trouble their children have been getting into since… …

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  • 9Blame — (bl[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blamed} (bl[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaming}.] [OE. blamen, F. bl[^a]mer, OF. blasmer, fr. L. blasphemare to blaspheme, LL. also to blame, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n to speak ill, to slander, to blaspheme, fr. bla sfhmos …

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  • 10For Want of a Nail (proverb) — For Want of a Nail is a proverbial rhyme showing that small actions can result in large consequences. quote box2|border=2px|align=center|title=For Want of a Nail|halign=left|quote= For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the… …

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