Definition

1. Verb:
   • To put the sole blame on: To assign fault or responsibility for a mistake or problem exclusively and decisively to a single person, often in an unfair or categorical manner.
   • To categorically accuse: To accuse someone in a direct, absolute, and systematic way, leaving no room for doubt or shared responsibility.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mọi người đều có lỗi, nhưng sếp lại đổ riệt cho một nhân viên. (Everyone was at fault, but the boss put the sole blame on one employee.)
  • Đừng đổ riệt lỗi hệ thống cho người quản lý. (Don't categorically blame the system failure on the manager.)

Advanced Usage

• This term implies a deliberate, forceful, and often unjust action of singling out one individual for blame, ignoring broader causes or the involvement of others. It carries a connotation of being overly simplistic or scapegoating.

Variants and Related Words

• Đổ lỗi (v): A more general term meaning "to blame" or "to put the blame on," which does not inherently imply focusing on a single person.
  • Họ có xu hướng đổ lỗi cho nhau. (They tend to blame each other.)

Synonyms

• To pin the blame on: To assign blame specifically to someone.
• To scapegoat: To blame an individual for the faults of a group.
• To impute solely: To attribute fault exclusively to one party.

Related Idioms

• While no direct idiom uses "đổ riệt," the concept is related to the idea of making someone a "vật tế thần" (scapegoat).
  • Anh ta trở thành vật tế thần, bị đổ riệt mọi sai sót. (He became the scapegoat, taking the sole blame for all the mistakes.)

1. Put the blame on (only one person) put the sole blame on