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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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.
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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
While everyone tries to make sense of what transpired, Dexter is free to drive off into the sunset, leaving Prater behind to take the blame for everything.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Big city mayors usually take the blame for any of these problems.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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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
While everyone tries to make sense of what transpired, Dexter is free to drive off into the sunset, leaving Prater behind to take the blame for everything.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Big city mayors usually take the blame for any of these problems.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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