pin something on someone

Related to word: pin

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Definition

  1. to hold someone responsible for something, particularly when they are not the actual perpetrator

    把…归责于(特别是无辜者)

    • Even though he wasn't at the scene, the police tried to pin the murder on him.

      尽管他不在现场,警方还是试图将谋杀案归咎于他。

    • She didn't want to take the blame, so she pinned the failure on others.

      她不想承担责任,所以把失败归咎于他人。

    • The politician tried to pin the economic issues on his opponents.

      这位政治家试图将经济问题归咎于他的对手。