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Difference between Hang it on someone and Hang one on someone

hang it on someone—(sl.) blame it on smb.:

  • We can’t hang it on someone for their race…. But once you get past a certain age, being fat is a choice.

hang one on someone—(sl., also: lay one on someone) strike a person with a blow:

  • He hit me first, but then I hung one on him and down he went like a stone.