share the blame

Frequency: 7.010.8 per million words

to be partly responsible for something bad

blameVERB + blame

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Examples (10)

  • The government must share the blame for this confusion.
  • Both managers had to share the blame for the project's failure.
  • In any argument, both people usually share the blame.
  • The coach said the entire team must share the blame for the loss.
  • If this plan goes wrong, we will all have to share the blame.
  • While the driver was at fault, the city must also share the blame for the poor road conditions.
  • He was unwilling to share the blame and pointed fingers at everyone else.
  • The report concluded that multiple departments would share the blame for the data breach.
  • Do you think both sides should share the blame for the breakdown in negotiations?
  • It's not fair that only one person takes the fall when several people should share the blame.