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lay something at the feet of

lay something at the feet of verb: to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

Verb

lay something at the feet of (third-person singular simple present lays something at the feet of, present participle laying something at the feet of, simple past and past participle laid something at the feet of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).
    • How much of our current agricultural policy can we lay at the feet of the Iowa caucuses?2009 Mar/Apr, Clara Jeffery, “Michael Pollan fixes dinner”, in Mother Jones, volume 34, number 2, page 32
    • He did not lay the blame at the feet of the territory government, but rather conservative politicians that might have had a hand in convincing the federal government, and through it, the authority, to put a stop to the mooted trial.2018, 'Disappointed': Too late for off-site pill testing at Spilt Milk, The Canberra Times

Synonyms of lay something at the feet of

Forms of lay something at the feet of

third-person singular presentlays something at the feet of
present participlelaying something at the feet of
past participlelaid something at the feet of
pastlaid something at the feet of

Questions about lay something at the feet of

What does lay something at the feet of mean?
Lay something at the feet of means to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).
What part of speech is lay something at the feet of?
Lay something at the feet of is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay something at the feet of?
The past tense of lay something at the feet of is laid something at the feet of.

Words near lay something at the feet of in the dictionary

  1. lay rubber
  2. lay salt on someone's tail
  3. lay siege
  4. lay some skin on
  5. lay something at the door of
  6. lay something at the feet of
  7. lay speaker
  8. lay speakers
  9. lay store by
  10. lay system
  11. lay the dust

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