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单词 pin something on
释义

pin something on

Attribute the blame or responsibility for something to (someone): they pinned the blame for the loss of jobs on the trade unions...
  • Gagliano tried to pin the blame on the bureaucrats responsible.
  • These qualities can occur in any shape of family and in any kind of childcare, so we shouldn't get caught up in pinning the blame on single parents or working mothers - it's the emotional dynamics which count.
  • In an attempt to shore up his credibility, Chirac tried to distance himself from the referendum debacle by pinning the blame on his prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

Synonyms

blame something on, lay the blame for something on, attribute something to, impute something to, ascribe something to;
blame someone for something, hold someone responsible for something, lay something at someone's door
informal stick something on
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