Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with blame in American Collocation
blame
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/bleɪm/
place the blame
allocate
apportion
assign
attach
lay
pin
place
put
Don’t try and lay the blame on others.
get or accept the blame
accept
get
share
shoulder
take
He denied that he should shoulder any blame for the misery.
move the blame
pass
shift
This is not trying to shift the blame.
avoid the blame
avoid
deflect
escape
The senior officers largely escaped blame.
remove the blame
absolve somebody from
absolve somebody of
acquit somebody of
exonerate somebody from
exonerate somebody of
At the inquest he was absolved of all blame.
fall on somebody
lie with somebody
rest with somebody
He said the blame lay with government policies.
culture
game
There is a blame game about who is most responsible for the dire situation.