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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In the end, Battye argues the bigger fix lies with employers.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
One wedding photo captures Gomez sitting on the ground as Blanco lies with his head on her lap.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s little doubt much of the blame in any future stackup of bodies dead from strains of COVID-19 will lie with Kennedy.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Several people raised questions about whether responsibility lies with those digging, or those who allegedly, according to police, improperly marked the gas lines.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
One wedding photo captures Gomez sitting on the ground as Blanco lies with his head on her lap.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s little doubt much of the blame in any future stackup of bodies dead from strains of COVID-19 will lie with Kennedy.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Several people raised questions about whether responsibility lies with those digging, or those who allegedly, according to police, improperly marked the gas lines.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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