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1 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) kenna um2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) ásaka2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) sök, ábyrgð -
2 talking-to
noun (a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them: I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!) ávítur, orð í eyra
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put the blame on someone — blame someone, place the blame upon someone, accuse someone else of … English contemporary dictionary
lay the blame on someone — 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 … New idioms dictionary
blame — I UK [bleɪm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms blame : present tense I/you/we/they blame he/she/it blames present participle blaming past tense blamed past participle blamed *** to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an… … English dictionary
blame — blame1 [ bleım ] verb transitive *** to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation: If it all goes wrong, don t blame me. Crime is a complex issue we can t simply blame poverty and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + BLAME ▪ get ▪ My brother broke the window, but I got the blame. ▪ accept, bear, shoulder, take ▪ The compan … Collocations dictionary
blame — 01. My little sister always tries to [blame] me when she gets in trouble. 02. My new boss always looks to put the [blame] on someone when there s a problem instead of concentrating on working out a solution. 03. I don t [blame] Cleo for being mad … Grammatical examples in English
blame — verb. 1. Two constructions are now standard: to blame someone for something and to blame something on someone. Gowers (1965) described the second as a needless variant, but such strictures are futile in the face of incontrovertible evidence of… … Modern English usage
blame — [blām] vt. blamed, blaming [ME blamen < OFr blasmer, to speak evil of < LL(Ec) blasphemare,BLASPHEME] 1. to accuse of being at fault; condemn (for something); censure 2. to find fault with (for something) 3. to place responsibility for (an… … English World dictionary
someone is to blame — someone is responsible, someone must be held accountable … English contemporary dictionary
blame/shoot the messenger — to become angry at someone who has told you bad news • • • Main Entry: ↑messenger … Useful english dictionary
blame — blame1 W3S2 [bleım] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: blamer, from Late Latin blasphemare; BLASPHEME] 1.) to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad ▪ Don t blame me it s not my fault. ▪ I blame his… … Dictionary of contemporary English