Rechercher
to shoulder the blame
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to take responsibility for a mistake or fault, even if it was not entirely one's own
Collocation
Example
The manager chose to shoulder the blame for the miscommunication with the client.
She was willing to shoulder the blame for the project 's failure because she was the team leader.
The company CEO shouldered the blame for the decline in sales.
Exemple
The manager chose to shoulder the blame for the miscommunication with the client.
She was willing to shoulder the blame for the project's failure because she was the team leader.
The company CEO shouldered the blame for the decline in sales.
Even though it wasn't entirely his fault, he decided to shoulder the blame to protect his team from repercussions.
The athlete took it upon himself to shoulder the blame for the team's defeat.
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