blame Canada

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /bleɪm ˈkænədə/    美 /bleɪm ˈkænədə/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. A catch phrase for shifting attention away from a problem or serious social issue by humorously laying responsibility on Canada. US,humorous,idiomatic
    — So, if you don't like this performance, blame Canada!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blame, Canada.
    — A few days after the sick Holstein was identified, Dr. DeHaven announced that the cow had been part of a herd of seventy-four cattle shipped from Alberta, Canada, more than two years earlier. […] The National Cattlemen's Beef Association immediately resorted to a blame-Canada-first strategy, suggesting that U.S. trading partners should now reopen their borders to unfairly maligned American beef.

词形变化

blames Canada present,singular,third-person blaming Canada participle,present blamed Canada participle,past blamed Canada past

词汇关系

相关词
scapegoat

词源

From “Blame Canada”, a song from the satirical 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
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