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Englishpin the blame on someone
Meaning: To make someone take responsibility for a fault, often unfairly.
Example: “They pinned the blame on the youngest member of the crew.”
Origin: As if blame were a label pinned to a person's clothes. The phrase is common from the 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
Russian: Вешать всех собак (Veshat' vsekh sobak) Literally: To hang all the dogs on someone
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