Collocations for "blamed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "blamed" in context.
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blame
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- blamed him for the [accident, misfortune, outcome]
- was blamed for the [accident]
- (don't) blame me for your [failure, mistakes]
- they blame me for everything
- blame it on him
- blame it on [racism, the war, video games]
- (it) was blamed on him
- stop blaming [others, other people, everyone else]
- is always blaming others (for)
- is always blaming his [failures, mistakes] on others
- she is to blame (for)
- she is (the one) to blame
- and who can blame you?
- who could blame him for [wanting, doing]
- I don't blame you for [declining, leaving, not going]
- blamed by the [government, people]
- [put, placed, laid] the blame on him
- no need to [assign, apportion, lay] blame
- got all the blame for
- why do I always get (all) the blame?
- took the blame for the [error, defeat, loss]
- pass the blame off on (to) [her, someone else]
- play the blame game
'blamed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):