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at someone's doorstep and on someone's doorstep

Fig. in someone's care; as someone's responsibility. Why do you always have to lay your problems at my doorstep? I shall put this issue on someone else's doorstep. I don't want that problem on my doorstep.

See also: doorstep

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He said: "We actually met on someone's doorstep when we were both canvassing for local elections. WALES: Former Flintshire journalist dies at 65 by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) ``The mother of this poor baby could have taken (her) anywhere, could have dropped her on someone's doorstep, could have taken her to the church, the fire station, hospital, no questions asked, instead of just throwing this little baby in the trash,'' Councilwoman Marsha McLean said Wednesday. AWARD OFFERED FOR INFO ON BABY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) People with dogs take them for walks so that their dog doesn't foul their home or garden, but turn a blind eye to dropping dirt on the front path or on someone's doorstep. Clear answer by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			on own account on own hook on own time on pain of on pain of death on paper on par on parole on patrol on person on pins and needles on principle on probation on purpose on radar on record on sale on say-so on schedule on second thought on shaky ground on short notice on shoulders on side on sight on someone's doorstep on speaking terms on spec on standby on steroids on tail on tap on target on tenterhooks on the air on the alert on the attack on the average on the back burner on the ball on the bandwagon on the beam on the bench on the bias on the bird on the bleeding edge on the blink on the block on the boil on the books on the borderline			on security on security on security on security on shaky ground On Shore On Shore on short notice on shoulders On side On side On side On side On side on sight on sight on sight on sight on sight On Site Business Solutions On Site Contract Liaison Officer On Site Field Supply On Site Inspection Agency On Site Installation Coordinator On Site Management On Site Service On Site Support Program On Site Volunteer Service on someone's back on someone's behalf on someone's doorstep on someone's good side on someone's wrong side on soundings on speaking terms on speaking terms on speaking terms on spec on spec on spec on spec on standby on standby on standby on standby on steroids on stream on stream on stream on strike on strike on strike on strike on strike On sufferance on tail on tail on tail on tail on tail on tail

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at doorstep (redirected from on someone's doorstep)

at doorstep
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