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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But, ultimately, Netflix should take the blame for what amounts to a massive compliance failure, said Marina Hyde in The Guardian.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 16 May 2024
Be a good listener and a helpful associate, but don’t take the blame for someone else’s shortcomings.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
While Big Apple residents searched for answers as to why the rare natural disaster struck the Northeast, Ice Spice stepped in to jokingly take the blame for shifting the tectonic plates.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
If the highest preseason expectations in club history crash, the Dodgers will need an easy target to take the blame, and that will be him.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 16 May 2024
Be a good listener and a helpful associate, but don’t take the blame for someone else’s shortcomings.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
While Big Apple residents searched for answers as to why the rare natural disaster struck the Northeast, Ice Spice stepped in to jokingly take the blame for shifting the tectonic plates.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
If the highest preseason expectations in club history crash, the Dodgers will need an easy target to take the blame, and that will be him.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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