/something is to blame (for something)• Anything but
admit the
perpetrator of a crime is to blame.• If, at 57, he looks
frailer than ever, a
recent major intestinal
operation is to blame.• The
publicans say the
brewery shouldn't be penalising them when the
recession is to blame.• No one is to blame
except myself.• A growing number of industry
experts say the industry itself is to blame for its
deep-seated perception problems.•
U.S. officials
argue that Hussein is to blame for most of the
hardship.• So who is to blame --
hunters,
wildlife managers,
hikers,
developers?• And as we
demonstrated earlier, in organizations where everyone is to blame, no one is really to
blame.