blame on someone
1put the blame on someone — blame someone, place the blame upon someone, accuse someone else of …
2lay the blame on someone — 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 …
3blame — 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… …
4blame — blame1 [ bleım ] verb transitive *** to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation: If it all goes wrong, don t blame me. Crime is a complex issue we can t simply blame poverty and… …
5blame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + BLAME ▪ get ▪ My brother broke the window, but I got the blame. ▪ accept, bear, shoulder, take ▪ The compan …
6blame — 01. My little sister always tries to [blame] me when she gets in trouble. 02. My new boss always looks to put the [blame] on someone when there s a problem instead of concentrating on working out a solution. 03. I don t [blame] Cleo for being mad …
7blame — verb. 1. Two constructions are now standard: to blame someone for something and to blame something on someone. Gowers (1965) described the second as a needless variant, but such strictures are futile in the face of incontrovertible evidence of… …
8blame — [blām] vt. blamed, blaming [ME blamen < OFr blasmer, to speak evil of < LL(Ec) blasphemare,BLASPHEME] 1. to accuse of being at fault; condemn (for something); censure 2. to find fault with (for something) 3. to place responsibility for (an… …
9someone is to blame — someone is responsible, someone must be held accountable …
10blame/shoot the messenger — to become angry at someone who has told you bad news • • • Main Entry: ↑messenger …
