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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Yet her heart lies with the poor, nameless man stuck in the basement.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The problem, Washington warned, lies with the people.
—Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
For some of them, especially those animated by the conviction — not entirely unreasonable — that real power in America lies with shadowy, malevolent and unaccountable forces, the Epstein mythology is too central to their worldview to let go of.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The future of Tesla lies with its humanoid robots, according to CEO Elon Musk.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The problem, Washington warned, lies with the people.
—Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
For some of them, especially those animated by the conviction — not entirely unreasonable — that real power in America lies with shadowy, malevolent and unaccountable forces, the Epstein mythology is too central to their worldview to let go of.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The future of Tesla lies with its humanoid robots, according to CEO Elon Musk.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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