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1 to shift the blame on somebody
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2 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) pārvietot; pārvietoties2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) pārcelt; (par vainu) nogrūst3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) atbrīvoties no; (par traipiem) izņemt2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mainīšana; pārvietošana2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) maiņa3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) maiņa•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *pārbīdīšana, pārvietošana; maiņa; paņēmiens; viltība, triks; taisna kleita; krekls; pārlaide; pārslēgšana; pārbīdīt, pārvietot; pārvietoties; izlīdzēties; pārslēgt
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shift the blame — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
shift the blame onto — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
shift the blame — index recriminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shift the blame — put the blame on someone else … English contemporary dictionary
To shift the scene — Shift Shift (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shift responsibility — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
shift responsibility onto — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) … Idioms and examples
blame — vb reprehend, reprobate, condemn, denounce, censure, *criticize Analogous words: *accuse, charge, indict, impeach: impute, attribute, *ascribe: implicate, *involve Contrasted words: exonerate, vindicate, *exculpate, absolve, acquit: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Shift — (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part, to shift, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shift — [shift] vt. [ME schiften < OE sciftan, to divide, separate < IE * skeib > SHIP] 1. to move or transfer from one person, place, or position to another [to shift the blame] 2. to replace by another or others; change or exchange 3. to… … English World dictionary
shift — [[t]ʃɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ shifts, shifting, shifted 1) V ERG If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly. [V n prep/adv] He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand... [V prep/adv] He shifted from foot to foot... The entire pile shifted … English dictionary
