put (something) down to

phrasal verb

put (something) down to; putting (something) down to; puts (something) down to

: to say or think that (something) happened because of (something)

Let's put the mistake down to your inexperience and forget about it.

Examples of put (something) down to in a Sentence

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Andy Robertson’s early red card at Anfield in the game in December made Liverpool’s task against Marco Silva’s side more difficult and the reverse fixture last weekend can only be put down to a bad day at the office with a string of under-par performances. —Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Guardiola did not sound especially enthused about the idea of using Marmoush as Haaland’s replacement, but that can probably be put down to his usual vagueness when asked about replacing an injured player. —Sam Lee, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025

The decision to overlook Tsunoda for the seat was put down to the belief that Lawson had greater potential. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Part of that can be put down to how the two clubs spent both 2021-22 and last season trying to outdo each other in the quest to finish top of the National League and League Two respectively. —Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025