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to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to smear
to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
服に泥をなすりつけた。
I smeared mud on the clothes.
責任をなすりつける。
To shift blame onto others.
彼は責任を他人になすりつける癖がある。
He has a habit of shifting blame onto others.