pin it on
Example Sentences
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Best practice, he has advised members’ children, is to pin it on their parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
“I just don’t want to pin it on those guys down there. But we’re trying to find somebody that’s gonna spark us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
"I look at Dele Alli and you can't pin it on Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Gomes or Frank Lampard," said former Everton midfielder Don Hutchinson on BBC Radio 5 live.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022
You can’t change where you pin it on the screen, so it can get in the way sometimes, but it’s a nifty feature.
From The Verge ● Jul. 14, 2022
“Of course,” Sirius muttered, pacing up and down, “of course, he’d want to pin it on anyone but his own elf . . . and then he sacked her?”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
