not blame

idiom

—used to indicate that someone seems to have a good reason for doing something

After the way he treated you, I wouldn't blame you if you never spoke to him again.

You can hardly blame her for being angry.

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Phil Boas cautioned Republicans to not blame Democrats. —

Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024 The Democrats cannot blame former President Trump and the Republicans for this if nothing is done now. —

Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024 Start the conversation from a place of genuine concern and empathy, not blame or anger. —

Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 July 2024 Thus, most people will not blame the Fed for higher prices. —

Ron Paul, Orange County Register, 24 June 2024 But Rutherford does not blame students for the problem. —

Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024 However, Stevens did not blame any of those factors as the sole cause of the deadly crash. —

Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023 In a video shared on the Facebook page, David Medina told a Univision 34 Atlanta reporter that his family does not blame the boy whose baseball bat hit his son. —

Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023 Btw, attacking and singling out one side or the other, however justified, not helpful, at all, serving only to rile up the other side, the opposite of diplomacy, which seeks to heal and solve, not blame and condemn. —

Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023