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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 |
July | | ju-LIE | English (Rare) |
Riya | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali |
Seth (1) | | SETH (English) | English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Deemer | | DEE-mər | English (Rare) |
Tovia | | - | Hebrew |
Noburu | | no-boo-ṙoo | Japanese |