lie with
phrasal 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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Republicans have also cited Section 312 of Congressional Budget Act to argue that the final authority for determining baseline spending figures, and whether the tax portion of the bill violates Byrd, lies with Republican Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
But rather than add new electric models to boost sales, the world’s wealthiest person has sought to convince investors that the company’s future lies with a new robotaxi service, humanoid robots and AI.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The decision of whether to carry out that action now lies with Iran's Supreme National Security Council and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 June 2025
With Greene on the injured list, the Reds’ best hopes for a second All-Star could lie with a pair of players who have little national profile and haven’t been All-Stars yet: lefty Andrew Abbott and center fielder TJ Friedl.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
But rather than add new electric models to boost sales, the world’s wealthiest person has sought to convince investors that the company’s future lies with a new robotaxi service, humanoid robots and AI.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The decision of whether to carry out that action now lies with Iran's Supreme National Security Council and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 June 2025
With Greene on the injured list, the Reds’ best hopes for a second All-Star could lie with a pair of players who have little national profile and haven’t been All-Stars yet: lefty Andrew Abbott and center fielder TJ Friedl.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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