ascribe sth to sth
formal— phrasal verb with ascribe uk/əˈskraɪb/us/əˈskraɪb/verb
to believe or say that something is caused by something else:
To what do you ascribe your phenomenal success?
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Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusation
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- charge
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- haul sb up
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
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