someone or something that is responsible for something bad or wrong. • I wondered who told the newspapers about the local scandal. I discovered that Joan was the villain of the piece. • We couldn't think who had stolen the meat. The dog next door turned out to be the villain of the piece.
It takes a village to raise a child
It takes many people to teach a child all that he or she should know.
villain of the piece, the
villain of the piece, the The person to blame for what is bad or wrong, as in I'm afraid the caterer is the villain of the piece—the food wasn't ready for hours. The piece in this term alludes to a play in which the villain is the character whose evildoing is important to the plot. [Mid-1800s]
An villa idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with villa, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Dizionario di parole simili, diverso tenore, sinonimi, di invocazione per Idioma villa