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pin it on

VERB

arraign

Synonyms

STRONG

charge criminate indict summon

Antonyms

STRONG

exculpate exonerate

WEAK

discharge free let go

VERB

condemn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

castigate censure chide criticize decry denounce punish sentence

STRONG

adjudge belittle damn deprecate depreciate disapprove disparage doom frame judge knock name pronounce proscribe reprehend reproach reprobate reprove skin upbraid

WEAK

blow whistle on call down come down on denunciate find fault with find guilty hang something on lay at one's door let have it pass sentence on point finger at put away put down send up send up the river thumbs down on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve compliment laud praise

STRONG

build up commend endorse exalt sanction

WEAK

absolve acquit clear discharge exonerate free pardon release set free

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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

"That hurts me and the rest of the group is hurting as well. I don't think you can pin it on the captain or the coach."

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

“She felt like they were trying to pin it on her, like they didn’t believe her at all.”

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2020

“Well, if you got to make up a story, Will, for heaven’s sake don’t pin it on anybody that anybody knows.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

pin it on

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