We can put the delay down to bad weather
She put her success down to hard work and determination
He put the mistake down to a lack of sleep
They put the unexpected result down to a change in strategy
The cause of the problem can be put down to a simple oversight
You can't put all your failures down to bad luck
We need to put this incident down to a misunderstanding
The doctor put her fatigue down to the medication
She tends to put her shyness down to her upbringing
The journalist put the decline in sales down to increased competition
The strange noise? I put it down to the wind.
Oh, I thought it might be an animal outside.
No, definitely the wind. It was quite strong.
We put down the noise to a nearby construction site
The noise was likely from nearby construction
That noise probably stemmed from construction nearby