make the scapegoat for
make someone the scapegoat for something
to make someone take the blame for something. They made Tom the scapegoat for the whole affair. It wasn't all his fault. Don't try to make me the scapegoat. I'll tell who really did it.
See also: make, scapegoat
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- fall guy
- find fault
- find fault with (someone or something)
- look for a dog to kick
- a beam in your eye
- beam in (one's) eye
- harden (one's) heart against (someone or something)
- harden your heart against somebody/something
- pot is calling the kettle black
- the pot is calling the kettle black