my fault
The blame's mine
My fault is an admission of responsibility or blame.
It can be a genuine acknowledgment of error: Sorry I'm late—my fault, I lost track of time.
In casual speech, it often functions as a quick apology for minor mishaps: My fault, I didn't see you there.
The phrase sometimes carries defensive or resigned tones, accepting blame to end discussion rather than from genuine contrition.
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- on meSpeaker is paying
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- I'm sorryExpression of regret
take the blame · shame · culpability · own up · contrition · fess up · hands up · sorry · guilt · regret · no excuse · confession · accountability · remorse · oops · my bad · I messed up · my mistake
- oopsoops, whoops, whoopsie, oopsie, woopsie
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
- humilityhumbleness, humble, meekness, modesty, modest
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
my faultyour fault
Blame assigned to you
not my fault · fate · bad luck · blameless · shit happens
my faultnot my problem
Dismissal of accountability
above reproach · in the clear · off the hook · exonerated · mea culpa
fault, faulty, default, faults, faultless, faulted, defaulter, faulting, faultlessly