Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - blame

~1 v 1 to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad  (It's not fair to blame me - it's not my fault we lost. | blame sb/sth for)  (Mom blamed herself for Danny's problems. | The report blames poor safety standards for the accident. | blame sth on)  (Don't go trying to blame it on me! | be to blame (=be responsible for something bad))  (You're not to blame for what happened.) 2 don't blame me spoken used when you are advising someone not to do something  (Buy it then, but don't blame me when it breaks down.) 3 I don't blame you/them etc spoken used to say that you think it was right or reasonable for someone to do what they did  ("She's left her husband." "I don't blame her, after the way he treated her.") 4 only have yourself to blame spoken used to say that someone's problems are their own fault  (If he fails his exams, he'll only have himself to blame.) 5 to criticize someone or something  (blame sb/sth for)  (The documentary was blamed for its one-sided presentation of the strike.) ~2 n responsibilty for a mistake or for something bad + for  (The government cannot escape blame for the state of the economy.) get the blame (=be blamed)  (I always get the blame for his mistakes! | take the blame (=say that something is your fault))  (You can't expect Terry to take all the blame. | put/lay the blame on (=say that something is someone else's fault))  (The other driver kept trying to put the blame on me.)