2blame noun
[noncount] : responsibility for something that fails or is wrong
▪ It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame, either. ▪ He deserves blame [=deserves to be blamed] for his careless behavior. — usually used with the ▪ The blame lies with me. [=I am at fault; I am to blame] ▪ It's not fair—she gets the credit when things go well, and I get the blame when they fail. ▪ Don't try to put/lay/pin the blame for your problems on me. ▪ The coach took the blame for the defeat. [=the coach said he was responsible for the defeat] — see also the finger of blame at 1finger
▪ It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame, either. ▪ He deserves blame [=deserves to be blamed] for his careless behavior. — usually used with the ▪ The blame lies with me. [=I am at fault; I am to blame] ▪ It's not fair—she gets the credit when things go well, and I get the blame when they fail. ▪ Don't try to put/lay/pin the blame for your problems on me. ▪ The coach took the blame for the defeat. [=the coach said he was responsible for the defeat] — see also the finger of blame at 1finger
