to be to blame for something
101get away with something — get away with (something) to avoid blame, punishment, or criticism for doing something bad. She cheated on the test and thought she could get away with it …
102tear down something — tear down (someone/something) to damage or reduce the importance of someone or something. In the end, she glamorizes the very concept she is trying to tear down. Many blame the media for tearing heroes down by publicizing their mistakes.… …
103Ratings for Major League Baseball on TBS telecasts — 2007National League Wild Card tiebreaker*The NL Tiebreaker between San Diego and Colorado had a 2.9 rating with 3.9 million viewers. [ [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article display.jsp?vnu content id=1003650131 mediaweek.com] ]… …
104come in for — PHRASAL VERB If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame, they receive it. [V P P n] The plans have already come in for fierce criticism in many quarters of the country …
105pin something on somebody — ˈpin sth on sb derived to make sb be blamed for sth, especially for sth they did not do • No one would admit responsibility. They all tried to pin the blame on someone else. • You can t pin this one on me I wasn t even there! Main entry: ↑ …
106beat yourself up (about something) — ˌbeat yourself ˈup (about/over sth) derived (also ˌbeat ˈup on yourself (about/over sth)) (NAmE, informal) to blame yourself too much for sth …
107beat yourself up (over something) — ˌbeat yourself ˈup (about/over sth) derived (also ˌbeat ˈup on yourself (about/over sth)) (NAmE, informal) to blame yourself too much for sth …
108beat up on yourself (about something) — ˌbeat yourself ˈup (about/over sth) derived (also ˌbeat ˈup on yourself (about/over sth)) (NAmE, informal) to blame yourself too much for sth …
109beat up on yourself (over something) — ˌbeat yourself ˈup (about/over sth) derived (also ˌbeat ˈup on yourself (about/over sth)) (NAmE, informal) to blame yourself too much for sth …
110it takes two to do something — it takes two to do sth idiom (saying) one person cannot be completely responsible for sth • You can t put all the blame on him. It takes two to make a marriage. Main entry: ↑twoidiom …