(lie with someone) if something such as responsibility or blame for something lies with someone, they are responsible for it or they should be blamed for it
There is evidence to suggest that some blamelies with the police.
Synonyms and related words
To be someone’s responsibility
rest with
lie with
come under
1a
if something such as power or a decision lies with someone, they have power or the right to make a decision
Unfortunately, the decision doesn’t lie with our department.
Synonyms and related words
To have, or to take advantage of an opportunity
benefit
get
gain
2
(lie with someone) an old phrase meaning “to have sex with someone”
Synonyms and related words
To have sex
sleep with
consummate
copulate
lie with
phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
lie with
he/she/it
lies with
present participle
lying with
past tense
lay with
past participle
lain with
DEFINITIONS2
1
(lie with someone) if something such as responsibility or blame for something lies with someone, they are responsible for it or they should be blamed for it
There is evidence to suggest that some blamelies with the police.
Synonyms and related words
To be someone’s responsibility
rest with
lie with
come under
1a
if something such as power or a decision lies with someone, they have power or the right to make a decision
Unfortunately, the decision doesn’t lie with our department.
Synonyms and related words
To have, or to take advantage of, an opportunity
benefit
get
gain
2
(lie with someone) an old phrase meaning ‘to have sex with someone’