his death. You did everything you сои Id.
A\ Don't say 'be responsible of something'. Say be responsible for something:
The truck driver was responsible for the crash.
Q to not be responsible for something bad that has happened
ROt be sb's fault /nDt bi: (sb's) foiit/ if
something is not someone's fault, they did not make it happen and they should not be blamed for it: Don't worry - it's not your fault. I She felt guilty, even though the accident wasn't her fault. + (that) It wasn't her husband's fault that she felt so bored.
Qsb can't help It /(sb) ,ka:nt 'help it| ,k<cnt:-/ especially spoken if you say someone can't help it, you mean they should not be blamed because they cannot prevent something from happening: "i wish you'd stop walking around like that!" "I can't help it - I'm really nervous." + if Dad can't help it if the car keeps breaking down.
be not to blame /bi: not ta 'bleim/ to
not be responsible for something bad that happens - use this especially when other people think you might have done some* thing to make it happen + Jor Hospital workers were not to blame for a nine-year-old's death, a court decided yesterday. I The report said that no one was to blame for the accident.
to say that you are responsible for something bad that has happened
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take the blame /,teik бэ bleim/ to admit that you are responsible for something bad that has happened, especially when other people are responsible for it but they are not blamed: It's not my fault and I don't see why I should take the blame.
+ for She refused to take the blame for something she didn't do.
take full res
full responsibility /teik ,fol ri,spDn-
sj/biljti, aksept ,ful ri,sponsi'biliti|| -spGin-/ if you take or accept full responsibility
for something bad that has happened, you admit that you are completely responsible for it - use this especially about managers and leaders admitting that they are responsible
+ for The Chairman of the airline said he accepted full responsibility for the accident and immediately resigned.
BODY
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the body of a person or animal
body /'bodil'baidi/ [n C] your body is your head, arms, chest, waist, legs, feet, and all the other physical parts of you: My body
ached all over, and I knew I was getting
the flu. I The weight of your body will be partly supported by the water. I The cancer may have spread to other parts of her body.
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the human body (==the body of any person) There are over 1000 muscles in the human body.
bodies
You can also use body to talk about the main part of someone's body, not including the head, arms, or legs: a spider with orange markings all over its body I The victim had bruises all over his face, neck, and body.
the shape of someone's body
figure ,"fig3r||'figj3i7 [n С usually singular] the shape of a woman's body - use this especially to talk about a woman whose body has an attractive shape: She has a marvellous figure - she could be a model if she wanted to.
body /'bDdilfbaJdi/ |n C] the shape, size,
and appearance of someone's body: Teenagers are often embarrassed about their bodies.
have a good/wonderful/great body (=a
very attractive body) At the age of fifty, she still has a great body.
plural bodies
physique /fгг1±; [n С usually singular] the shape and size of someone's body - use this especially to talk about the body of a man who is very strong and has a lot of muscles: Brad had a superb physique and the looks of a young Marion Brando.
concerning your body
physical /fizital/ [adj] concerning your body, not your mind: Vour son seems to be in good physical health. 1 During the war, people suffered terrible physical and emotional hardships. physically [adu] /\t the end of the
READ
week I teas physically and mentally exhausted.
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a book
Ьоок/buk/ [n C]
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+ by a book by Charles Dickens + about I'm reading a book about a little girl who was a slave in 19th century Atlanta
book or sth (=a book giving information about a particular subject) Do you have any books on astronomy?
paperback /'petp9rbaek/ (n C] a book with a cover made of stiff paper
hardback /чш^Ьжк/ [n CJ a book with а hard cover
a book about imaginary people and events
novel гтущПа:-1 [л C] a book about people and events that the writer has imagined: a Jane Austen novel + by The movie is based on a novel by Anne Tyler.