it's not my fault

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

I did not cause the problem.
I did not cause it (regardless of whether the subject matter is perceived as problematic).
broadly, informal

Equivalents

Españolno es mi culpa

Françaisce n'est pas ma faute

Deutsches ist nicht meine Schuld

4 more languages

Češtinajá za to nemůžu

Italianonon è colpa mia

Nederlandshet is niet mijn fout het is niet mijn schuld

Portuguêsnão é minha culpa

Examples

“It's not my fault that it's raining.”

“It's not my fault that you're so smart!”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

it's not over 'til the fat lady sings it's not over till the fat lady sings it's not over until the fat lady sings it's not the meat, it's the motion it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean it's not the whistle that pulls the train

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