Synonyms and antonyms of To make someone responsible for something in British Thesaurus

entrust (verb)

to give someone responsibility for an important job or activity

saddle with ()

to give someone something that is difficult to deal with

shift (verb)

to make someone or something else responsible for something, especially when this is unfair

impose (verb)

to give someone something unpleasant to deal with

put on ()

to make someone responsible for dealing with something

lumber (verb)

to give someone a job or responsibility that they do not want

land with ()

to give someone an unpleasant job that no one else wants to do

drop/dump something in someone’s lap ()

to make someone responsible for a job or a problem, without any warning

put in ()

to give something such as your trust or responsibility for your safety to someone or something

place something in someone’s hands ()

to make someone responsible for dealing with something

buck-passing (noun)

the practice of blaming someone else for something rather than accepting the responsibility yourself

consign to ()

to give someone or something to someone else to look after

credit with ()

to say or believe that someone is responsible for a particular achievement

dump on ()

to give someone an unpleasant or difficult job to do instead of doing it yourself or helping them with it

foist on ()

to force someone to accept or deal with something that they do not want

hand over ()

to stop speaking to or dealing with someone and let someone else do it

pass (on) the torch to someone ()

to let someone else do the work that you were doing or support the ideas that you supported

pass the buck ()

to make someone else deal with something that you should take responsibility for

place (verb)

to put a person or place under someone else’s control or protection

transfer power/authority/responsibility ()

to officially arrange for someone else to be in charge of something