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
Athey['æθi]
PiersPEERZ (English), PEERS (English)English (British), Medieval French
Babbs[bæbz]
Tova (2)-Swedish
Svarog-Slavic Mythology
Borisbah-REES (Russian), BO-ris (German), BAWR-is (English)Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian, German, History