English Explanatory Dictionary

lay at someone's door

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To blame (a problem) on someone; to hold someone responsible for (something).
verb
  1. simple past of lie at someone's door

Word forms

lay at someone's door lays at someone's door laying at someone's door laid at someone's door

Etymology

Alludes to someone laying incriminating evidence at the door of a guilty person, perhaps during the night. Compare lie at someone's door.

Related words

at someone's door
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