put the blame on

English

Verb

put the blame on (third-person singular simple present puts the blame on, present participle putting the blame on, simple past and past participle put the blame on)

1. To blame a particular named person.

   I put the blame on the last president.

Usage notes

• Often the problem is mentioned before the preposition on.

  I put the blame for the debt on the last president.

Translations

to blame someone

• Finnish: syyttää (fi), pitää syyllisenä
• French: rejeter la faute (fr)
• Tagalog: ibato ang sisi, pagbalingan ng sisi