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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
to shift blame/put the blame on something
Hello,
Which sentence sounds better to you?
- They want to shift the blame for rising unemployment on the recession.
- They want to put/lay the blame for rising unemployment on the recession.
I personally think they are slightly different in meaning and "shift" implies to me that they initially blamed something else, not the recession.
Which sentence sounds better to you?
- They want to shift the blame for rising unemployment on the recession.
- They want to put/lay the blame for rising unemployment on the recession.
I personally think they are slightly different in meaning and "shift" implies to me that they initially blamed something else, not the recession.
Top answer
They want to shift the blame for rising unemployment onto the recession. "lay the blame on" and "shift the blame onto" are both OK, but the meaning is different, as you describe.
- They want to shift the blame for rising unemployment onto the recession.
- "lay the blame on" and "shift the blame onto" are both OK, but the meaning is different, as you describe.
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They want to shift the blame for rising unemployment onto the recession.
"lay the blame on" and "shift the blame onto" are both OK, but the meaning is different, as you describe.
"lay the blame on" and "shift the blame onto" are both OK, but the meaning is different, as you describe.
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