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
Medusamə-DOO-sə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Iuliu-Romanian
Attilaə-TIL-ə (English)History, Hungarian
Danica-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, Macedonian, English
Najwa-Arabic
Iakob-Georgian