| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| blame 2 (v.) |
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| frequently combines with on followed by the cause of the problem or with for followed by the name of the problem: We blamed the leak on faulty flashing around the chimney. We blamed the leak on the builder. We blamed the builder for the leak. We blamed the faulty flashing for the leak. Blame is also sometimes combined with with, as in She was blamed with all the troubles they’d had, and on or onto, as in That’s right, blame everything on [onto] me! Onto is clearly Conversational and Informal only. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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