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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Should the deal stall, the fault would lie with Washington’s bureaucracy, not Saudi Arabia’s commitment.
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Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Tsigler notes that under US law, the burden of proof lies with the government, not only to demonstrate guilt but also to prove that the evidence and the science behind it are reliable.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
The key to the stock market rebounding next week may lie with how well bitcoin performs over the weekend, according to technical analyst Katie Stockton.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
However, responsibility for protecting against these risks also lies with consumers themselves.
—Paolo Dal Cin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Tsigler notes that under US law, the burden of proof lies with the government, not only to demonstrate guilt but also to prove that the evidence and the science behind it are reliable.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
The key to the stock market rebounding next week may lie with how well bitcoin performs over the weekend, according to technical analyst Katie Stockton.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
However, responsibility for protecting against these risks also lies with consumers themselves.
—Paolo Dal Cin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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