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
Danya (2)-Arabic
TerellTER-əl, tə-RELEnglish
PhillidaFIL-i-dəEnglish (Rare)
Hema-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada
Lina (1)-Arabic
Dewey-Welsh