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词组 lay at someone's door
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Idiom
lay at someone's doorlay (something) at (someone's) door
to blame someone for something bad that has happened.
The blame for their deaths was laid firmly at the government'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.

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]
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