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1 lay the blame at someone's door
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2 put/lay the blame on someone/at someone's door
put/lay the blame on someone/at someone's doorEnglish-Dutch dictionary > put/lay the blame on someone/at someone's door
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3 door
n. deur; opening[ do:]♦voorbeelden:1 who answered the door? • wie deed er open?show someone the door • iemand de deur wijzenshow someone to the door • iemand uitlatenfour doors away/down/off • vier huizen verderfrom door to door • van huis tot huisout of doors • buiten(shuis)close/shut the door on/to • onmogelijk makenlay the blame at someone's door • iemand de schuld gevenhe shut the door in my face • hij gooide de deur voor mijn neus dicht -
4 blame
n. schuld; verwijt--------v. de schuld geven aan, beschuldigenblame1[ bleem] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 kritiek ⇒ afkeuring, veroordeling♦voorbeelden:put/lay the blame on someone/at someone's door • iemand de schuld geven————————blame2〈 werkwoord〉1 de schuld geven aan ⇒ verwijten, iets kwalijk nemen2 afkeuren ⇒ veroordelen, bekritiseren♦voorbeelden:I don't blame Jane • ik geef Jane geen ongelijk (ik had het ook niet gedaan)we are not to blame • wij kunnen er niets aan doenhe is to blame • het is zijn schulddon't always blame him for everything/don't always blame everything on him • geef hem niet altijd overal de schuld van→ bad bad/
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