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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For now, perhaps the best option is to fight lies with the truth.
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Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
My heritage, my legacy, lies with these women who refused to let those in power define them, who were willing to die for their liberty.
—Suzanne Cope, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Ayyub didn’t believe that the ultimate responsibility lay with the police.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
For Thomas, any hope of playing again at USC lies with the NCAA.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
My heritage, my legacy, lies with these women who refused to let those in power define them, who were willing to die for their liberty.
—Suzanne Cope, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Ayyub didn’t believe that the ultimate responsibility lay with the police.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
For Thomas, any hope of playing again at USC lies with the NCAA.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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