SINCE 1828
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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