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
Harish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Dawkins['dɔ:kinz]
Alban['ɔ:lbən]
Quintina-Ancient Roman
Silvie-Czech
Beatryczebe-ah-TRI-chePolish