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Vocabulary: Reproach and blame

Criticising ... Defending yourself from criticism... Trying not to judge (too much...), you still have to give your opinion, even give advice sometimes, because you're often asked for it.

This lesson should give you the vocabulary and the expressions which are necessary to understand a conversation about the topic and participate in it easily...

To reproach sb with something	To criticise sb for something
To blame someone for something	To take the blame
To lay the blame on someone	Don't blame me if...
To shift the blame on	A scapegoat
To condemn someone for something	To find fault with someone
To denounce someone	To accuse someone of something
To scold sb for something	To lecture someone
To take sb to task	To give a rap on the knuckles
To show contempt	To despise/ to scorn
To denigrate someone => To run sb down =>	=> To pour scorn on someone

What's defamation? Difference between "libel" and "slander"?

http://www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/enforcementguide/court/reporting-defamation.htm

A criticism	Accusing
Alleged	Blameworthy
A reproach	A reprimand
Reproachful Reproving	To tick off To tell sb off
To libel sb	To slander
Libel Slander	Contempt
Contemptuous Scornful	Contemptible Despicable

To scold a child

A FEW IDIOMS and SAYINGS:

- A blame game

- Bad workers always blame their tools...

- To put the finger of blame on someone

- To be beyond reproach/ above reproach

- You should never have done such a thing!

- He was wrong to do that!

- I am entirely to blame for it!

- I'm not to blame!

- I shall not hold this against you!

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1. He was so worried that he home as I had said I would.

2. 'No, Judy, you can’t this mistake. I have really done all I could.'

3. Really, I the way he treated you when you arrived here. He was so rude.

4. 'He’s fed up being punished by the teacher everyday; he says he is a , but I suspect he doesn’t work that well.'

5. 'My former boss was terrible and kept all the work I did.That’s why I resigned.'

6. 'Do not what you did wrong. Just admit your mistakes, and Paul will forgive you.'

7. 'Try to be tolerant with David! Don’t every time he makes a gesture. He’s just a kid.'

8. He had a smile on his face and wouldn’t consider anyone could succeed.

9. 'Everything you’ll say now will be you in court.'

10. 'Oh no, I’m not , but honestly, I’m doing my best.Try to support me.'

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