to pin something on(to)
1pin (something) on (someone) — to blame someone for something, especially something they did not do. The police tried to pin the murder on the dead woman s husband …
2pin (something) on (something) — to depend on something for a particular result. We are all pinning our hopes on the new pipeline for a cleaner water supply …
3pin 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: ↑ …
4pin something down — define something precisely * * * ˌpin sthˈdown derived to explain or understand sth exactly • The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely. Main entry: ↑pinderived …
5pin something on — fix blame or responsibility on. → pin …
6pin something on someone — Syn: blame for, hold responsible for, attribute to, ascribe to, lay something at someone s door; informal stick on …
7pin something on someone — idi Informal. to ascribe the blame or guilt for something to a person …
8pin something on someone — attach blame to someone …
9pin — [pin] n. [ME pyn < OE pinn, akin to MHG pfinne, a nail, prob. < IE base * bend , projecting point > MIr benn, peak] 1. a peg of wood, metal, etc., used esp. for fastening or holding things together or as a support on which to hang things …
10pin — /pin/, n., v., pinned, pinning. n. 1. a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things. 2. a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things… …
