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单词 thesaurus/articles/to-blame-someone-for-something
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Thesaurus article:to blame someone for something

to blame someone for something

These words and expressions mean to say or think someone did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening.

Blameis the most commonly used word. You can use it to say that someone is the person who did something wrong or that they are responsible for something wrong that someone else did, or for a bad situation that happened.

He blamed his wife for the error.
When Mikey died, I blamed myself.

You can also say that someonelaysorpins the blame onanother person.

The bridge's architect was quick to lay the blame on the engineers.
No one should be looking to pin the blame on others.

Toapportion blamemeans to blame several people, organizations, etc. for something, without mentioning who they are. This is a formal use.

When a company fails it isn't always possible to apportion blame.

If youhold someone responsiblefor something bad that happened or something wrong that someone else did, you consider them to be responsible for it.

If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible.

If you say that you are responsible for something, youtake the blame

If we fail, I'll take the blame.

For more words about blaming someone for something, see the article ataccuse.

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