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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The Win Column’s heart (and the betting odds) are with Wemby and the San Antonio Spurs … but rest and experience lie with the Knicks.
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
Vanessa Grubbs, a nephrologist and internist and founder of the nonprofit Black Doc Village, writes in a First Opinion column that the problem may lie with residency programs.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 1 June 2026
Husted and other Republicans contend the blame lies with Democrats, including Brown.
—Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Geographer Mark Monmonier famously described how to lie with maps.
—Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
Vanessa Grubbs, a nephrologist and internist and founder of the nonprofit Black Doc Village, writes in a First Opinion column that the problem may lie with residency programs.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 1 June 2026
Husted and other Republicans contend the blame lies with Democrats, including Brown.
—Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Geographer Mark Monmonier famously described how to lie with maps.
—Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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