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
SÉVerine-French
Zusman-Yiddish
Armistead['a:misted]
ChelleSHELEnglish
Stephanos-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek
Purushottam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi