rest with
phrasal verb
rested with; resting with; rests with
: to be the responsibility of (someone or something)
The final decision rests with you.
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Yet Kelly’s post and the fallout from it suggests the power is increasingly resting with the players and the fans who champion them.
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Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
With the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns not making the playoffs and the Ravens handing the Pittsburgh Steelers their final loss of the post-season in Wild Card weekend, the future of this season of Hard Knocks rests with Rumpff and the Ravens.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The impeachment case now rests with the Constitutional Court, which could formally remove Yoon from office or reject the case and reinstate him.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Right now, that honor rests with the iPhone 6, which measures 6.9mm from front to back.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
With the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns not making the playoffs and the Ravens handing the Pittsburgh Steelers their final loss of the post-season in Wild Card weekend, the future of this season of Hard Knocks rests with Rumpff and the Ravens.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The impeachment case now rests with the Constitutional Court, which could formally remove Yoon from office or reject the case and reinstate him.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Right now, that honor rests with the iPhone 6, which measures 6.9mm from front to back.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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