lie at (one's) door



lie at (one's) door

To be one's responsibility. Typically said of something negative. I'm the coach, and I called a bad play, so any blame for this loss lies at my door.
See also: door, lie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SemSEM (Dutch)Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Dutch
Hadrienad-ree-AWNFrench
Ardito-Italian
Wahid-Arabic
Grigore-Romanian
Pravina-Indian, Marathi, Tamil