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Meaning of pin on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly.

transitive

Examples

“The police pinned the theft on my brother.”
“US reputational damage is not confined to Europe. There was dismay among the G7 countries that a joint statement on tackling the pandemic could not be agreed because Trump insisted on calling it the “Wuhan virus” – his crude way of pinning sole blame on China.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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