lay something at somebody's door
lay (something) at (one's) door
To assign blame or responsibility to one for something. The mayor wasn't directly involved, but the voters are going to lay this scandal at his door. We're short-staffed, so my boss is laying a lot of random stuff at my door.
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lay something at somebody’s door
(formal) blame somebody for something: The failure of the talks cannot be laid at the government’s door.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
- lay (something) at (one's) door
- lay at door
- lay at someone's door
- lay something at someone's door
- put (something) at (one's) door
- lay blame for (something)
- place the blame for (something) on (someone or something)
- place the blame on (someone or something) for (something)
- lay blame
- put the blame on (someone or something)