blame on
Related to blame on: give a shot, so much for
blame on (someone)
To foist or assign responsibility or guilt for something on someone else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blame" and "on." My partner had been cooking the books for years, but because I was the CEO, our company's collapse was blamed on me. Don't blame your unhappiness on me—I told you not to take that job!
See also: blame, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
blame something on someone
to say that something is someone's fault; to place the guilt for something on someone. Don't blame it on me. I blamed it all on someone else.
See also: blame, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- blame on (someone)
- blamed
- blame for
- blame for (something)
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- rescue from
- rescue from (someone or something)
- identify with
- leave (one) holding the baby
- leave somebody holding the baby