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 night, a deadly accident leads to Balram having to take the blame for it, which sends him down a path of trying to find a way out.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
As Beane began to answer the question, Pegula interrupted to explain the situation and take the blame off Beane.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
When his battalion was mostly slaughtered in a bombing by their American allies, Ki-tae was forced to take the blame for the unnecessary deaths.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
In season 4, through Eleven's memories of her time in the lab, audiences find out that Vecna is actually Henry Creel, a boy who killed his mother and sister and let his father take the blame.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
As Beane began to answer the question, Pegula interrupted to explain the situation and take the blame off Beane.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
When his battalion was mostly slaughtered in a bombing by their American allies, Ki-tae was forced to take the blame for the unnecessary deaths.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
In season 4, through Eleven's memories of her time in the lab, audiences find out that Vecna is actually Henry Creel, a boy who killed his mother and sister and let his father take the blame.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 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 10 Feb. 2026.
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