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  • Shoulder the blame

    Shoulder the blame

    Phrase: Shoulder the blame Many people are quite willing to blame others when things go sideways, but few volunteer to shoulder the blame themselves. Think about blame as a heavy burden that people have to carry. Often, we may carry something heavy on our shoulders. Therefore, we can use the word shoulder as a verb…

  • Scapegoat

    Scapegoat

    Word of the Day: Scapegoat Whatever happened to the good old days when people took responsibility for their actions? I don’t think they ever existed. It’s human nature to pass the buck onto the closest person and make them the scapegoat. A scapegoat, you see, is the person we make shoulder the blame for our…