lay the blame/responsibility on
idiom
: to blame (someone for something)
The author lays the blame/responsibility for the state of the environment squarely on the government.
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Pezeshkian did lay the blame on Israel for escalating violence in the region, and his remarks came days before the Israeli assassination of Nasrallah, an important ally.
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Monica Alba, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Many can lay the blame on the production shut-downs that came from the strikes, but quality issues and poor box office performance also seem to be a factor in the slow down.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 July 2024
Now that consumers are getting crushed by energy costs, officials want to lay the blame on the utilities, who have been required to do the government’s bidding for decades.
—Marc Brown, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2024
Mystique was pretending to be an X-Man in order to lay the blame on them and bring about the annihilation of all mutants.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
The latest Republican attack ads hit inflation and economic uncertainty hard and lay the blame on Democratic malfeasance, not the complexities of international commerce and conflict.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022
The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger.
—Jerrold Schecter, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
Which is not to lay the blame on any one country—we’ve made this mess together as a species.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 15 Dec. 2020
When asked on Fox Business whether Trump was at fault, McDaniel refused to lay the blame on him.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
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Monica Alba, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Many can lay the blame on the production shut-downs that came from the strikes, but quality issues and poor box office performance also seem to be a factor in the slow down.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 July 2024
Now that consumers are getting crushed by energy costs, officials want to lay the blame on the utilities, who have been required to do the government’s bidding for decades.
—Marc Brown, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2024
Mystique was pretending to be an X-Man in order to lay the blame on them and bring about the annihilation of all mutants.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
The latest Republican attack ads hit inflation and economic uncertainty hard and lay the blame on Democratic malfeasance, not the complexities of international commerce and conflict.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022
The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger.
—Jerrold Schecter, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
Which is not to lay the blame on any one country—we’ve made this mess together as a species.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 15 Dec. 2020
When asked on Fox Business whether Trump was at fault, McDaniel refused to lay the blame on him.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
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lay the blame for (something) at someone's door
lay the blame/responsibility on
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