place the blame on

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place the blame on someone or something (for something)

to blame someone or something for something. Please don't try to place the blame on me for the accident. The insurance company placed the blame on the weather.

See also: blame, place

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When asked who is most responsible for the economic problems facing the United States, nearly half of young workers place the blame on greed by Wall Street, banks and/or corporate executives. One-third of young workers live with their parents by The Journal of Employee Assistance The bitter fallout comes in the aftermath of government attempts to place the blame on Tata for the failure of nearly a year of talks. Tata blames Mandelson; JLR: Anger at Government's handling of finance ... by Birmingham Mail (England) The socially anxious become increasingly anxious, and rather than placing the blame of the problem in an appropriate place, they place the blame on themselves. The Importance of Happiness in Life by petersonbran / Health, general community			pitch out pitch over pitch woo pity pivot on place place a premium on place a strain on place above place an order place aside place at place at a premium place back place before place behind place down place for everything, and everything in its place place in place in an awkward position place in jeopardy place next to place of business place of concealment place on place the blame on place trust in place under place with plague plague with plain plain as day plan plan for plan on plan out plane plane away plane down plane off plank plank over plant plant a seed plant in plant on plaster plaster hair down plaster onto plaster over			Place of the Way Place of the Way place of trade place of traffic Place of work Place of work place of worship place of worship place of worship place on place on record place out place out place out place out place out of bounds place outside the protection of the law place parallel place permanently Place Publique Locale Vandoeuvre place reliance in place reliance on place setting place settings place someone on a pedestal place someone or something in someone's care place someone or something into the care of someone place someone or something under someone's care place something up against something place the blame for place the blame on Place the Issue Place the Issue Place the Issue Place the Issue Place the Issue place the responsibility for Place To Be place to live in place trust in place under place under a liquid place under arrest place under federal administration place under federal rule place under government control place under interdiction place under protective custody place under the ban place upon a list place upright Place value Place value Place value notation Place value notation Place value system Place value system place values Place Ville-Marie place where one lives place with

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