lay something at someone's door
- lay something at someone's door
lay something at someone's door & put something atsomeone's door
1. Fig. to blame a problem on someone; to hold someone responsible for something. (Alludes to someone laying incriminating evidence at the door of a guilty person, perhaps in the night.) •
I'm laying responsibility for this mess at your door!
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Don't put this at my door!
2. Fig. to give or assign a problem to someone for solving. •
I am going to lay this problem right at your door. You are the one who can settle it.
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I will put this business at your door and hope you can do something about it.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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lay something at someone's door — lay something at someone’s door phrase to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened Congressman Bain lays the cover up at the door of the armed forces. Thesaurus: to make a criticism or accusationsynonym Main entry: lay… … Useful english dictionary
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lay something at someone's door — blame someone for something. → door … English new terms dictionary
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lay the blame on something — lay the blame on (someone/something) to say that someone or something is responsible. The president seemed to lay the blame for the shootings on video games and TV shows. Related vocabulary: lay something at someone s door … New idioms dictionary
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lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
