English Dictionary

blame Canada

/bleɪm ˈkænədə/

verb

(US, idiomatic, humorous) A catch phrase for shifting attention away from a problem or serious social issue by humorously laying responsibility on Canada.

Don't blame Canada for your mistakes.

意味（1）

(US, idiomatic, humorous) A catch phrase for shifting attention away from a problem or serious social issue by humorously laying responsibility on Canada.

So, if you don't like this performance, blame Canada!

意味（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.