blam Idiom, Proverb

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]

More Idioms/Phrases

to advantage to blame, be to burn to death to good purpose to hand

English Vocalbulary

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