lay the blame on something

lay the blame on something
lay the blame on (someone/something) to say that someone or something is responsible.

The president seemed to lay the blame for the shootings on video games and TV shows.

Related vocabulary: lay something at someone's door

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • lay the blame for something at someone's door — lay the blame for (something) at someone s door : to blame someone for (something) They laid the blame for the book s failure at my door. • • • Main Entry: ↑door …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay the blame (for something) on — lay the blame/responsibility/(for something) on phrase to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened Don’t try to lay the blame for this on me. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay the blame for at someone's door — lay the blame for (something) at someone s door : to blame someone for (something) They laid the blame for the book s failure at my door. • • • Main Entry: ↑door …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay the responsibility (for something) on — lay the blame/responsibility/(for something) on phrase to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened Don’t try to lay the blame for this on me. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay the blame on someone — lay the blame on (someone/something) to say that someone or something is responsible. The president seemed to lay the blame for the shootings on video games and TV shows. Related vocabulary: lay something at someone s door …   New idioms dictionary

  • lay the blame on — (someone/something) to say that someone or something is responsible. The president seemed to lay the blame for the shootings on video games and TV shows. Related vocabulary: lay something at someone s door …   New idioms dictionary

  • lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …   English World dictionary

  • lay blame — (on sb/sth) ► to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad that happened: »You can t lay blame on the government for all your troubles. »When projects go wrong, everyone looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Main Entry: ↑lay …   Financial and business terms

  • lay blame on sb — lay blame (on sb/sth) ► to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad that happened: »You can t lay blame on the government for all your troubles. »When projects go wrong, everyone looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Main… …   Financial and business terms

  • lay blame on sb/sth — lay blame (on sb/sth) ► to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad that happened: »You can t lay blame on the government for all your troubles. »When projects go wrong, everyone looks for somewhere to lay the blame. Main… …   Financial and business terms

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