to shoulder the blame
shoulder
ʃəʊldə
shewldē
the
ðə
dhē
blame
bleɪm
bleim

Definition & Meaning of "shoulder the blame"in English

to shoulder the blame
01

to take responsibility for a mistake or fault, even if it was not entirely one's own 

Collocation
Examples
Even though it wasn't entirely his fault, he decided to shoulder the blame to protect his team from repercussions. 
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