Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
attribute something to — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… … New idioms dictionary
pin something on someone — Syn: blame for, hold responsible for, attribute to, ascribe to, lay something at someone s door; informal stick on … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
attribute to someone — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… … New idioms dictionary
attribute to — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… … New idioms dictionary
attribute — at|trib|ute1 [ ə trı,bjut ] verb ** at tribute ,to phrasal verb transitive 1. ) attribute something to someone/something to believe that something is the result of a particular situation, event, or person s actions: Her teachers attributed her… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
attribute to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms attribute to : present tense I/you/we/they attribute to he/she/it attributes to present participle attributing to past tense attributed to past participle attributed to 1) attribute something to… … English dictionary
attribute — attributes, attributing, attributed (The verb is pronounced [[t]ətrɪ̱bjuːt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]æ̱trɪbjuːt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation. [V … English dictionary
attribute — at‧tri‧bute [ˈætrɪbjuːt] noun [countable] 1. MARKETING a characteristic, feature, or quality of a product: • In selling cars, product quality and product attributes are complex. 2. STATISTICS a quality that people in a group either have or do not … Financial and business terms
credit someone with something — Syn: ascribe something to someone, attribute something to someone … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
refer something to — archaic trace or attribute something to (someone or something) as a cause or source. → refer refer something to pass a matter to (a higher body) for a decision. → refer … English new terms dictionary
