take the blame

idiom

: to admit responsibility for some bad result or outcome
The coach took the blame for the defeat.

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After the White House meeting, some Democratic senators appeared to be willing to take the blame for a shutdown over their demands to restore health care funding. John Parkinson, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025 However, former Formula One driver and broadcaster Ralf Schumacher has asked the Briton to take the blame for the reportedly incorrect tire choice that caused the setback. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 One cannot help but feel that casting Leni Riefenstahl in a spectacle on live TV was about giving the viewing public respite from a terrible burden of national shame by finding someone to take the blame for it. Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025 Baoshu’s decision to take the blame and spend five years behind bars — not even telling his late mom the truth — continues to haunt both of them and causes an inescapable cycle of guilt. Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take the blame

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“Take the blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20blame. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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