lay the blame on (someone/something)

to say that someone or something is responsible.

The president seemed to lay the blame for the shootings on video games and TV shows.

Related vocabulary: lay something at someone's door

• true to type
• true to word
• true to your word
• trump card
• trust an inch
• trust someone an inch
• Truth will out.
• try for size
• try hand at
• try hand at something
• try it on
• try luck
• try on
• try on for size
• try on something
• try out
• try out for
• try out for something
• try out on
• try out on someone
• try something for size
• try something on for size
• try something out on
• try something out on someone
• try the patience of