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lays at someone's door

lays at someone's door is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lays at someone's door

What is lays at someone's door the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lays at someone's door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay at someone's door.

Words near lays at someone's door in the dictionary

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

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