lie with
verb
lay with; lain with; lying with; lies with
1
—used to say who has the blame or responsibility for something
Responsibility for the accident lies with the company.
2
literary
: to have sex with (someone)
when he first lay with her
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In the majority of cases, the power to restrict connectivity lies with governments.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said the team’s problems do not lie with Carlos Mendoza.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The fault, Gross said, lies with KU Med.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
While Hamilton is somewhat correct in that the drivers’ union, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, doesn’t have a formal say in matters (that lies with the 11 teams, the FIA and the F1 organization), their views are very much accounted for.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said the team’s problems do not lie with Carlos Mendoza.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The fault, Gross said, lies with KU Med.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
While Hamilton is somewhat correct in that the drivers’ union, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, doesn’t have a formal say in matters (that lies with the 11 teams, the FIA and the F1 organization), their views are very much accounted for.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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