lie with
phrasal verb
lay with; lain with; lying with; lies with
1
—used to say who has the blame or responsibility for something
Responsibility for the accident lies with the company.
2
literary
: to have sex with (someone)
when he first lay with her
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The key solution lies with expert analysts who have domain expertise.
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Hod Fleishman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But these are not the 1960s — and the blame doesn’t lie with trade.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
True decision-making power lies with the Chinese Communist Party, whose authority cannot be challenged in the country – and Xi, the party’s most powerful leader in decades.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Today, the heaviest uncertainty lies with Trump's escalating trade war.
—TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Hod Fleishman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But these are not the 1960s — and the blame doesn’t lie with trade.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
True decision-making power lies with the Chinese Communist Party, whose authority cannot be challenged in the country – and Xi, the party’s most powerful leader in decades.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Today, the heaviest uncertainty lies with Trump's escalating trade war.
—TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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