Phrase guide

it's not my fault

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

I did not cause the problem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It's not my fault that it's raining.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

I did not cause it (regardless of whether the subject matter is perceived as problematic).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, informal

Examples

  • It's not my fault that you're so smart!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: mənim günahım deyil — I did not cause the problem
  • Chinese Mandarin: 這不是我的錯 /这不是我的错 (zhè bùshì wǒ de cuò) — I did not cause the problem
  • Czech: já za to nemůžu — I did not cause the problem
  • Danish: det er ikke min skyld — I did not cause the problem
  • Dutch: het is niet mijn fout — I did not cause the problem
  • Dutch: het is niet mijn schuld — I did not cause the problem
  • Finnish: ei ole minun vikani — I did not cause the problem
  • French: ce n'est pas ma faute — I did not cause the problem
  • German: es ist nicht meine Schuld — I did not cause the problem
  • Gujarati: મારો વાંક નથી (māro vā̃k nathī) — I did not cause the problem
  • Hungarian: nem tehetek róla — I did not cause the problem
  • Hungarian: nem az én hibám — I did not cause the problem
  • Indonesian: bukan salah saya — I did not cause the problem
  • Indonesian: bukan salahku — I did not cause the problem
  • Italian: non è colpa mia — I did not cause the problem
  • Jamaican Creole: a nuh fi mi fault — I did not cause the problem
  • Polish: to nie moja wina — I did not cause the problem
  • Portuguese: não é minha culpa — I did not cause the problem
  • Spanish: no es mi culpa — I did not cause the problem
  • Swedish: det är inte mitt fel — I did not cause the problem