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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My issue lies with the Heat, who essentially traded away a fine rotation player for pennies on the dollar.
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The decision on the sales tax referendum ultimately lies with the voters, following the unanimous approval from the City of Charlotte and nearly all towns in the county.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Feeling profoundly betrayed and abandoned by David, Rebecca’s loyalty lies with the vicious and conniving Juno, the only family she’s known for the last decade.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The Canadian streamer, who goes by the handle Viva Frei, said the ultimate responsibility for the Epstein fallout lay with Trump himself.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The decision on the sales tax referendum ultimately lies with the voters, following the unanimous approval from the City of Charlotte and nearly all towns in the county.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Feeling profoundly betrayed and abandoned by David, Rebecca’s loyalty lies with the vicious and conniving Juno, the only family she’s known for the last decade.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The Canadian streamer, who goes by the handle Viva Frei, said the ultimate responsibility for the Epstein fallout lay with Trump himself.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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