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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In America in the early 20th century, the word came to mean someone who was set up to take the blame.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Elisa sped away from the scene and let someone else take the blame: Marcus Turner, who’d been having an affair with Elisa.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
This last theory was a callback to the beginning of the series when Lola convinced Júlia’s mother to take the blame for killing her husband.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Similarly, Trump refused to take the blame for inflation while speaking with Fox News host Sean Hannity in February.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Elisa sped away from the scene and let someone else take the blame: Marcus Turner, who’d been having an affair with Elisa.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
This last theory was a callback to the beginning of the series when Lola convinced Júlia’s mother to take the blame for killing her husband.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Similarly, Trump refused to take the blame for inflation while speaking with Fox News host Sean Hannity in February.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 Mar. 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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