Смысл: blames

blame1. [bleım] n
<Í> 1. порицание, упрёк
to deserve blame - заслуживать порицания
to incur blame for smth. - навлекать (на себя) упрёк за что-л.
his conduct is free from blame - его поведение безупречно
2. вина, ответственность
the blame is partly mine - вина частично лежит на мне
the blame lies with me - вина лежит на мне
where does the blame lie for his failure? - в чём причина его неудачи?
it is small blame to you - вы не очень виноваты
to bear the blame - нести ответственность; принять на себя вину
to lay /to cast, to put/ the blame (for smth.) upon smb., to lay the blame at smb.'s door - возложить вину (за что-л.) на кого-л.
to take the blame upon oneself - взять на себя вину
to shift the blame on smb. - свалить вину на кого-л.
to shun the blame - избегать ответственности

2. [bleım] v
<Í> 1) обвинять, порицать; винить
who is to blame? - кто виноват?
you are to blame - вы должны нести ответственность
I am in no way to blame - я совершенно не виноват
to be much to blame - быть очень виноватым
he is entirely to blame - он целиком виноват
to blame smb. for smth. - винить кого-л. в чём-л., возлагать вину за что-л. на кого-л.
he cannot be blamed for it - он в этом не виновен
she blamed herself for having committed an error - она винила себя в том, что совершила ошибку
I have nothing to blame myself for - мне не в чем себя упрекнуть
she blamed it on him - она считала его виновным в этом
2) (on) относить (что-л. плохое) за счёт чего-л.
the fire can be blamed on a short circuit - пожар произошёл от короткого замыкания
♢ bad workers often blame their tools - посл. ≅ у худого пильщика пила виновата; плохому танцору ноги мешают

lames Идиома

go up in smoke/flames

burn or be destroyed by fire, fail, not come true (dreams) His plans to open a new restaurant have gone up in smoke since he lost his job.

go up in in flames

1．burn；be destroyed by fire燃烧；烧毁
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。

go up in smoke flames

go up in smoke/in flames

pour oil on the flames

make the quarrel severe火上加油
You pretended that you were helping them out of difficulty，but actually you were pouring oil on the flames and making matters worse．你假装帮助他们克服困难，而实际上你是在火上加油。

go up in flames

Idiom(s): go up in flames AND go up in smoke

Theme: WASTE

to burn up.
• The whole museum went up in flames.
• My paintings—my whole life's work—went up in flames.
• What a shame for all that to go up in smoke.

fan the flames

Idiom(s): fan the flames (of sth)

Theme: WORSEN

to make something more intense; to make a situation worse.
• The riot fanned the flames of racial hatred even more.
• The hostility in the school is bad enough without anyone fanning the flames.

burst into flames

Idiom(s): burst into flames

Theme: IGNITION

to catch fire suddenly; to ignite all at once.
• Suddenly, the car burst into flames.
• It was so hot in the forest fire that a few trees literally burst into flames.

A bad workman blames his tools.

Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.

Old flames die hard

It's very difficult to forget old things, especially the first love.

Shoot down in flames

If someone demolishes your argument, it (and you) have been shot down in flames.

burst into flames|burst|flames

v. phr. To begin to burn suddenly. The children threw away some burning matches and the barn burst into flames.

go up in smoke|flames|go|go up in flames|smoke

v. phr. To burn; be destroyed by fire. 1. The house went up in flames. The barn full of hay went up in smoke. 2. Disappear; fail; not come true. Jane's hopes of going to college went up in smoke when her father lost his job. The team's chances to win went up in smoke when their captain was hurt.