pin the blame on
idiomatic phrase
: to assign (someone) the blame for something
When he got caught, he tried to pin the blame on someone else.
Eventually, researchers and governments did definitively pin the blame for that incident on the Russian government …—
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The riots were triggered by the tragic Southport stabbings, which left three young girls dead, and the wave of misinformation that followed, which incorrectly pinned the blame on a Muslim person acting for Islamist purposes.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Within hours of the shooting, Vance pinned the blame on President Joe Biden’s campaign — comments that drew criticism for being too incendiary.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 16 July 2024
The diagnosis was revealed in a statement by the senator a day after his attorneys pinned the blame on her during opening statements of his bribery trial.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 July 2024
Where earlier studio films noirs had often pinned the blame on lone offenders and femmes fatales, Towne indicted the entire system.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 July 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Within hours of the shooting, Vance pinned the blame on President Joe Biden’s campaign — comments that drew criticism for being too incendiary.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 16 July 2024
The diagnosis was revealed in a statement by the senator a day after his attorneys pinned the blame on her during opening statements of his bribery trial.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 July 2024
Where earlier studio films noirs had often pinned the blame on lone offenders and femmes fatales, Towne indicted the entire system.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 July 2024
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“Pin the blame on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pin%20the%20blame%20on. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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