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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Now Broccoli and Wilson will move on and key decisions will lie with Mike Hopkins, Amazon’s head of Prime Video and the MGM studio, who surely has his own road map.
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
But our research suggests that, in reality, much of the problem lies with the dominant model of schooling, which isn’t designed to help kids feel invested in their learning.
—Jenny Anderson, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
The key to the success of these campaigns, according to Sarkar, would lie with the fact that.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
His suggestions included shrinking the panel from 25 members to 13, changing who could fire the executive director and for what reasons — currently, the ability currently lies with the commission itself — and clarifying the role of the executive director.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
But our research suggests that, in reality, much of the problem lies with the dominant model of schooling, which isn’t designed to help kids feel invested in their learning.
—Jenny Anderson, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
The key to the success of these campaigns, according to Sarkar, would lie with the fact that.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
His suggestions included shrinking the panel from 25 members to 13, changing who could fire the executive director and for what reasons — currently, the ability currently lies with the commission itself — and clarifying the role of the executive director.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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