Смысл: blame

blame1. [bleım] n
<Í> 1. порицание, упрёк
to deserve blame - заслуживать порицания
to incur blame for smth. - навлекать (на себя) упрёк за что-л.
his conduct is free from blame - его поведение безупречно
2. вина, ответственность
the blame is partly mine - вина частично лежит на мне
the blame lies with me - вина лежит на мне
where does the blame lie for his failure? - в чём причина его неудачи?
it is small blame to you - вы не очень виноваты
to bear the blame - нести ответственность; принять на себя вину
to lay /to cast, to put/ the blame (for smth.) upon smb., to lay the blame at smb.'s door - возложить вину (за что-л.) на кого-л.
to take the blame upon oneself - взять на себя вину
to shift the blame on smb. - свалить вину на кого-л.
to shun the blame - избегать ответственности

2. [bleım] v
<Í> 1) обвинять, порицать; винить
who is to blame? - кто виноват?
you are to blame - вы должны нести ответственность
I am in no way to blame - я совершенно не виноват
to be much to blame - быть очень виноватым
he is entirely to blame - он целиком виноват
to blame smb. for smth. - винить кого-л. в чём-л., возлагать вину за что-л. на кого-л.
he cannot be blamed for it - он в этом не виновен
she blamed herself for having committed an error - она винила себя в том, что совершила ошибку
I have nothing to blame myself for - мне не в чем себя упрекнуть
she blamed it on him - она считала его виновным в этом
2) (on) относить (что-л. плохое) за счёт чего-л.
the fire can be blamed on a short circuit - пожар произошёл от короткого замыкания
♢ bad workers often blame their tools - посл. ≅ у худого пильщика пила виновата; плохому танцору ноги мешают

blame Идиома

be to blame

be responsible for something bad or unfortunate He

dad-blamed

damned, darn, dingbusted The dad-blamed fishing line is tangled! It's in knots!

lay the blame

blame, say who is at fault When he fails a test, his mom lays the blame on the teacher.

shoulder the blame

accept the blame, take the rap The managers agreed to shoulder the blame for the error? Sure.

take the blame

receive the blame, accept the blame, take the rap Sometimes innocent people offer to take the blame for crimes.

to blame

at fault, guilty Who's to blame for starting the fire? Who did it?

blame on

place the guilt for（sih．wrong）on （sb．）；lay the blame on把责任推到（某人）身上
Don't blame it on him，but on me．别怪他，怪我。
He blame his failure on the teacher．他把他的失败归咎于老师。

put the blame on

Idiom(s): put the blame on sb/sth AND lay/place the blame on sb/sth

Theme: BLAME

to blame someone or something.
• Don't put the blame on me. I didn't do it.
• We'll have to place the blame for the damage on the storm.

lay/place the blame on

A bad workman blames his tools.

Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.

Bad workers always blame their tools

"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.

lay the blame at one's door|blame|door|lay|lay the

v. phr. To say that another person or group is responsible for one's own failure. The angry coach laid the blame at the door of the players when our college lost the basketball game.

to blame|blame|to

adj. phr. Having done something wrong; to be blamed; responsible. John was to blame for the broken window. The teacher tried to find out who was to blame in the fight.

blame

blame
see lay on; to blame, be.

to blame, be

to blame, be
Be responsible for or guilty of something wrong or bad, as in Obviously the teacher was to blame for the chaos in the classroom, or Mary was not to blame for these errors. [Early 1200s]