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laying at someone's door

laying at someone's door is the present participle and gerund of lay at someone's door.

Meaning of lay at someone's door

Verb

lay at someone's door (third-person singular simple present lays at someone's door, present participle laying at someone's door, simple past and past participle laid at someone's door)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To blame (a problem) on someone; to hold someone responsible for (something).
    • Conviction of sin held him like a vice: he saw the lassie's death laid at his door; her face haunted him by day and night, and the word of the Lord dirled in his ears, telling of wrath and punishment.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Questions about laying at someone's door

What is laying at someone's door the present participle and gerund of?
Laying at someone's door is the present participle and gerund of lay at someone's door.

Words near laying at someone's door in the dictionary

  1. laying a hand on
  2. laying about
  3. laying an anchor to the windward
  4. laying an egg
  5. laying aside
  6. laying at someone's door
  7. laying away
  8. laying back
  9. laying bare
  10. laying behind
  11. laying by

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