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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But really, the only hope of upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs rested with Pittsburgh’s defense.
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Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
On an outdoor deck at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, a telescope rests with its lens facing toward a sandbar along the Mississippi River.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
But with one month left in office, the fate of the investigation — and the ultimate remedies — rests with President-elect Trump.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
But your reporting and this documentary suggests the story now rests with the women whose lives were changed because of their involvement in all this.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
On an outdoor deck at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, a telescope rests with its lens facing toward a sandbar along the Mississippi River.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
But with one month left in office, the fate of the investigation — and the ultimate remedies — rests with President-elect Trump.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
But your reporting and this documentary suggests the story now rests with the women whose lives were changed because of their involvement in all this.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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