词组 | pin on/upon |
释义 | pin on/upon ! Pin upon is more formal than pin on and is mostly used in writing 1. pin sth on/upon sb if you pin the blame for something on someone, you say that they are responsible for something bad that has happened, often when this is not true: ▪ Don't try to pin the blame on me. ▪ The president was trying to pin the economic problems on Republican lawmakers. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stick on BrE informal 2. pin sth on/upon sb if you pin a crime on someone, you accuse them of having done it, often when this is not true: ▪ Lawmen and prosecutors, desperate to please the public, pinned the murders on Sharif. ▪ "I don't know anything about a burglary," the boy said. "You can't pin it on me." 3. pin your hopes/faith on sb/sth if you pin your hopes on something or someone, you hope very much that something will happen successfully or someone will help you, because your plans depend on it: ▪ The company says it's pinning its hopes on new products to increase its profits. ▪ Charles needed someone to do him a favour, and he was pinning his hopes on Guy. |
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