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blame(1)(dictionary)
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blame 1, verb(dictionary)
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jab 2, noun(dictionary)
sit-down 2, noun(dictionary)
tot 1, noun(dictionary)

blame 2, noun (oh)



2 n [U]
responsibility for a mistake or for something bad
blame for
::Do you accept any blame for what happened?
::You can't expect Terry to take all the blame .
:: I always get the blame for his mistakes!
:: She stole the money but she's trying to put the blame on me.
::There was no safety barrier, but the court ruled that the child's parents must share the blame for the accident.
:: We are not here to apportion blame .
:: It's no use trying to shift the blame onto other people.
:: In my opinion, the blame lies with the police.
see usage note fault 1
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
take/accept the blame (=say that something is your fault)
get the blame (=be blamed)
put/lay/pin/place the blame (for something) on somebody (=blame someone, especially for something that is not their fault)
share the blame
apportion/assign blame formal (=blame someone)
shift the blame (onto somebody) (=blame someone else for something you did)
the blame lies with somebody (=used to say that someone did something)