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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That responsibility lies with a judge.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Yet these forums seem to imply that the responsibility for answering these questions lies with parents rather than with their kids.
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The question for the cubs lies with how the spend their money to build as strong of a team as possible.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, Dreyer and Fichera’s priorities lie with their sons, even talking to their kids about their evolving relationship.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Yet these forums seem to imply that the responsibility for answering these questions lies with parents rather than with their kids.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
The question for the cubs lies with how the spend their money to build as strong of a team as possible.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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