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Meanings of shift the blame in English

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Usage of shift the blame in English
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He wondered if he could shift the blame onto the police investigators.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
2
Jack told himself that Baxter was just trying to shift the blame.
Love at first sight
3
And the stricken man had endeavored to shift the blame on him.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
4
He couldn't shift the blame to Ogyu for sending Tsunehiko with him.
Shinjū
5
Waited till he could shift the blame on me and Sandersen, eh?
The Rangeland Avenger
6
Iran will probably seek to shift the blame for its collapse onto Washington.
Reuters
7
It is the same old ignorance, the same desire to shift the blame.
Analyzing Character / The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in...
8
I'd have to romance someone so I could shift the blame.
The mighty quinns: liam
9
Instead, the City tried to shift the blame to the department.
The South African
10
Now I don't want to shift the blame on any one.
The Financier: A Novel
11
He said the government and his employer shift the blame.
Radio NZ
12
The result was that those accused of name-calling tried to shift the blame elsewhere.
The new yorker
13
You can't shift the blame from the main culprits, the professional and building employers.
The Irish Times
14
Ireland's Department of Agriculture was quick to shift the blame.
The Irish Times
15
Alden glared at her and tried to shift the blame.
The apostle
16
Please, don't deny it and don't shift the blame.
The South African
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common