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Lay at someone's door

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To blame (a problem) on someone; to hold someone responsible for (something). idiomatic, transitive

    "Conviction of sin held him like a vice: he saw the lassie's death laid at his door; her face haunted him by day and night, and the word of the Lord dirled in his ears, telling of wrath and punishment."

  2. 2
    simple past of lie at someone's door form-of, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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