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lay at someone's door
lay at someone's door
Impute or lay the blame on someone; make someone responsible for something (usually discreditable). For example, That this law failed to pass can be laid at your door, Senator. [c. 1700]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Jowan | | - | Cornish |
Kapena | | - | Hawaiian |
Yaromil | | - | Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical) |
Henrike | | hen-REE-kə (German) | German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Amato | | ah-MAH-to | Italian |
Theda | | - | German |