make the scapegoat for

make someone the scapegoat for something

to make someone take the blame for something. They made Tom the scapegoat for the whole affair. It wasn't all his fault. Don't try to make me the scapegoat. I'll tell who really did it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Teja	-	Slovene
Basilius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Berker	-	Turkish
Meshulam	-	Hebrew
CÉSar	THE-sahr (Spanish), SE-sahr (Latin American Spanish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
Pythagoras	pi-THAG-ər-əs (English)	Ancient Greek