pinsomethingonsomeone
phrasal verbwithpinverbuk/pɪn/us/pɪn/-nn-
(alsohangsomethingonsomeone)toblamesomeone for something,especiallyfor something they did not do:
You can'tpintheblameon her - she wasn'teventhere when theaccidenthappened.
to blame someone for something
- blameHe blamed his wife for the error.
- lay the blame onThe bridge's architect was quick to lay the blame on the engineers.
- pin the blame onNo one should be looking to pin the blame on others.
- apportion blameWhen a company fails it isn't always possible to apportion blame.
- hold someone responsibleIf anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible.
- take the blameIf we fail, I'll take the blame.
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
- accusatory
- accuser
- accusingly
- allegedly
- attribution
- blame
- denunciation
- finger
- impeach
- incriminate
- indict
- lay
- laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
- levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
- lightning conductor
- McCarthyite
- misattribute
- nail
- sacrificial lamb