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.

lay at someone's door

Impute or lay the blame on someone; make someone responsible for something (usually discreditable). For example, That this law failed to pass can be laid at your door, Senator. [c. 1700]

lay something at someone's door

COMMON If you lay something at someone's door, you blame them for it. The paper says the blame for the riot must be laid at the door of the government. The robberies were now laid at Brady's door.

lay something at someone's door

regard or name someone as responsible for something.

This phrase may have arisen from the practice of leaving an illegitimate baby on the doorstep of the man who was identified as its father.

lay something at somebody’s door

(formal) blame somebody for something: The failure of the talks cannot be laid at the government’s door.

词组	lay (something) at (one's) door
释义	lay (something) at (one's) 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. lay at someone's door Impute or lay the blame on someone; make someone responsible for something (usually discreditable). For example, That this law failed to pass can be laid at your door, Senator. [c. 1700] See also: door, lay The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. lay something at someone's door COMMON If you lay something at someone's door, you blame them for it. The paper says the blame for the riot must be laid at the door of the government. The robberies were now laid at Brady's door. See also: door, lay, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. lay something at someone's door regard or name someone as responsible for something. This phrase may have arisen from the practice of leaving an illegitimate baby on the doorstep of the man who was identified as its father. See also: door, lay, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary lay something at somebody’s door (formal) blame somebody for something: The failure of the talks cannot be laid at the government’s door. See also: door, lay, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: lay at 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 put the blame on (someone or something) place the blame on (someone or something)
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