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Lay Blame

Description: "Lay blame" is a phrase used to indicate the act of assigning responsibility or culpability for a particular event, mistake, or wrongdoing.

Usage Examples:

1. Verb - Blaming someone:

After the failure of the project, the team manager decided to lay blame on one of the junior members.

2. Verb - Pointing out culpability:

The detective carefully investigated the crime scene in order to lay blame on the true perpetrator.

3. Noun - Assignment of responsibility:

In the court hearing, each defendant tried to shift the attention and lay blame on their co-accused.

4. Idiomatic expression - Commonly assigning responsibility:

During times of crisis, it is common for politicians to try to lay blame on the opposition.

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