"pin on" meaning in English

See pin on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pins on [present, singular, third-person], pinning on [participle, present], pinned on [participle, past], pinned on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pin on (third-person singular simple present pins on, present participle pinning on, simple past and past participle pinned on)
  1. (transitive) To place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pin_on-en-verb-a1dBftBt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on)

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        "(transitive) To place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly."
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