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No one would admit responsibility. They all tried to
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You can't pin this one on me— I wasn't even there!
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pin down — verb 1. define clearly (Freq. 1) I cannot narrow down the rules for this game • Syn: ↑peg down, ↑nail down, ↑narrow down, ↑narrow, ↑specify • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pin somebody down to something something — ˌpin sbˈdown (to sth/doing sth) derived to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do • It s difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting. Main entry: ↑pinderived … Useful english dictionary
pin somebody down to doing something — ˌpin sbˈdown (to sth/doing sth) derived to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do • It s difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting. Main entry: ↑pinderived … Useful english dictionary
pin — pin1 S3 [pın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for joining/fastening)¦ 2¦(jewellery)¦ 3¦(electrical)¦ 4¦(bowling)¦ 5 you could hear a pin drop 6¦(part of bomb)¦ 7¦(golf)¦ 8 for two pins I d ... 9 pins ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pin up — verb attach with or as if with a pin pin up a picture • Syn: ↑pin down • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody PP Somebody s something PP … Useful english dictionary
Honorable Service lapel pin — The Honorable Service Lapel Pin was an award given to United States military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during World War II. The award was sometimes slangily called the Ruptured duck. [ Talento, Catherine.… … Wikipedia
nail somebody down (to something) — ˌnail sbˈdown (to sth) derived to force sb to give you a definite promise or tell you exactly what they intend to do Syn: pin down • She says she ll come, but I can t nail her down to a specific time. Main entry: ↑nailderived … Useful english dictionary
immobilise — verb 1. hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital • Syn: ↑immobilize • Hypernyms: ↑withhold, ↑keep back • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. to hold fast or prevent from moving … Useful english dictionary
blame — blame1 W3S2 [bleım] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: blamer, from Late Latin blasphemare; BLASPHEME] 1.) to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad ▪ Don t blame me it s not my fault. ▪ I blame his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
narrow down — verb 1. define clearly (Freq. 1) I cannot narrow down the rules for this game • Syn: ↑pin down, ↑peg down, ↑nail down, ↑narrow, ↑specify • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
