lie with
phrasal verb
lay with; lain with; lying with; lies with
Definition of lie 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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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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