Collocations for "fault"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fault" in context.
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fault
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- was (not) my fault
- whose fault is it (anyway)?
- who is at fault (here)?
- is no one's fault but your own
- it's your own fault for [getting, telling, being]
- is my fault for [thinking, believing, leaving]
- it's all my fault!
- will take the fault for this one
- was no one's fault
- was at fault for the [loss, slip, error]
- fault due to [negligence, oversight]
- is the fault of the [director, president, company]
- is her [only, major, main] fault
- through no fault of her own
- a fault in [calculation, addition, programming]
- UK: my [washing machine, tablet] (has) developed a fault
- the [San Andreas] Fault
- a fault in [California]
- tennis: [she, he] served a double fault
- the jump was [flagged, declared] a fault
- [generous, rude, talkative] to a fault
- on the fault line (between)
- is a fault zone
- fault him for his [mistakes, errors, actions]
- don't fault him for his [creativity, intelligence, skill]
- [can hardly, should not] be faulted for
- faulted for [being, having, failing]
- faulted with the [collapse, failure, destruction] of
- (can't) fault her on (her) [style, accuracy, spelling]
- [you, I] (can't) fault his [style]
- the [report, investigation, researched] faulted the
- fault the [lack, over consumption, greed] of
- sports: judges faulted him (on)
'fault' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):