your fault
Blame lies here
Your fault assigns blame or responsibility to the person being addressed.
The phrase typically follows an accusation or bad outcome: It's your fault we're late, This is all your fault.
It can be softened with hedges (partly your fault) or intensified (entirely your fault).
The construction works with any possessive: my fault, his fault, nobody's fault.
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- mea culpaAcknowledgment of personal blame
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- mistakeWrong action or decision
take the blame · accusation · point the finger · shame · guilt trip · regret · careless · negligent · apologize · sorry · remorse · accountable · own up · culprit · scapegoat · pass the buck · pointing · finger
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
your faultmy fault
Admission of responsibility
my bad · my mistake · not my problem · on me · fate
your, yours, yourself, yourselves, fault, faults, faulted, faulting, faultless