to+pin+the+blame+on+someone

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• pin something on somebody — ˈpin sth on sb derived to make sb be blamed for sth, especially for sth they did not do • No one would admit responsibility. They all tried to pin the blame on someone else. • You can t pin this one on me I wasn t even there! Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pinn (akin to Old High German pfinn peg), perhaps from Latin pinna quill, feather more at pen Date: before 12th century 1. a. a piece of solid material (as wood or metal) used especially for… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pin — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR CLOTH a short thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth while making clothes 2 JEWELLERY a) AmE an attractively shaped piece of metal, sometimes containing jewels,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pin — pin1 S3 [pın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for joining/fastening)¦ 2¦(jewellery)¦ 3¦(electrical)¦ 4¦(bowling)¦ 5 you could hear a pin drop 6¦(part of bomb)¦ 7¦(golf)¦ 8 for two pins I d ... 9 pins ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pin — pin1 [ pın ] noun count ** 1. ) a small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used for holding cloth in place while you are sewing 2. ) a piece of jewelry that you wear on your clothes. British brooch a ) a thin pointed piece of metal worn on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pin — [[t]pɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ pins, pinning, pinned 1) N COUNT Pins are very small thin pointed pieces of metal. They are used in sewing to fasten pieces of material together until they have been sewn. ...needles and pins... Use pins to keep the braid in… …   English dictionary

• pin on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pin on : present tense I/you/we/they pin on he/she/it pins on present participle pinning on past tense pinned on past participle pinned on 1) pin something on someone to blame someone for something, often when …   English dictionary

• 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

• ˌpin sth ˈon sb — phrasal verb to blame someone for something, often when they are not responsible He has managed to pin the blame on the previous government.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding — infobox Book | name = The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Not known country = United Kingdom language = English… …   Wikipedia

• pin — /pin/, n., v., pinned, pinning. n. 1. a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things. 2. a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things… …   Universalium