Responsibility And Accountability

verb to admit or acknowledge something, especially something that one has done wrong

• It is important to own up to your mistakes in a professional setting.
• Just own up and admit that you were wrong.
• Don't be a coward, man up and own up to what you did.
• Sometimes we need to own up to our past in order to move forward.

noun a person who avoids work or duty by pretending to be ill or unable to do something

• The manager reprimanded the shirker for not completing their assigned tasks.
• Don't be a shirker and help out with the project.
• That guy is such a shirker, always avoiding work.
• Being a shirker in life will only lead to missed opportunities and regrets.

verb to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong

preposition indicating the person or thing responsible for something

• The investigation revealed that the faulty equipment was to blame for the accident.
• Don't worry, you're not to blame for what happened.
• She's always looking for someone else to blame for her mistakes.
• The storm was to blame for the cancellation of the outdoor event.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

article a word that is used to specify a noun as definite or indefinite

• A bad workman always blames his tools, instead of taking responsibility for his mistakes.
• You can't blame your tools for your own incompetence - a bad workman always blames his tools!
• Don't be a bad workman and blame your tools for your own failures.
• Just like a bad workman always blames his tools, some people refuse to take responsibility for their actions.