lay at door

lay (something) at (one's) door

To assign blame or responsibility to one for something. The mayor wasn't directly involved, but the voters are going to lay this scandal at his door. We're short-staffed, so my boss is laying a lot of random stuff at my door.

lay something at someone's door

and put something at someone's door

1. Fig. to blame a problem on someone; to hold someone responsible for something. (Alludes to someone laying incriminating evidence at the door of a guilty person, perhaps in the night.) I'm laying responsibility for this mess at your door! Don't put this at my door!

2. Fig. to give or assign a problem to someone for solving. I am going to lay this problem right at your door. You are the one who can settle it. I will put this business at your door and hope you can do something about it.

词组	lay at door
释义	lay at door lay (something) at (one's) door To assign blame or responsibility to one for something. The mayor wasn't directly involved, but the voters are going to lay this scandal at his door. We're short-staffed, so my boss is laying a lot of random stuff at my door. See also: door, lay Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lay something at someone's door and put something at someone's door 1. Fig. to blame a problem on someone; to hold someone responsible for something. (Alludes to someone laying incriminating evidence at the door of a guilty person, perhaps in the night.) I'm laying responsibility for this mess at your door! Don't put this at my door! 2. Fig. to give or assign a problem to someone for solving. I am going to lay this problem right at your door. You are the one who can settle it. I will put this business at your door and hope you can do something about it. See also: door, lay McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: lay (something) at (one's) door lay at someone's door lay something at somebody's door lay something at someone's door put (something) at (one's) door place the blame for (something) on (someone or something) place the blame on (someone or something) for (something) put the blame on place the blame on place the blame on (someone or something)
随便看	take to one's heels take to one's heels, to take to one side take to pieces take to (something) like a duck to water take to something like a duck to water take to task take to task, to take to the cleaners take to the cleaners, to take to the hills take to the hustings take to the road take to the stump take to the tall timber(s) take to the woodshed take to wife take to your bed take to your heels take trouble over (something) take trouble over/with something take trouble with (something) take turn take turns take turns doing something/to do something