responsible

/ri-ˈspän(t)-sə-bəl/

Anglo-French responsable, from respuns seeresponse

adjective

  1. liable to be called on to answer

  2. liable to be called to account as the primary cause, motive, or agent

  3. being the cause or explanation

responsible answerable accountable amenable liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance.

idiom

  1. to blame —often + for

If the plan fails I will hold you responsible.