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lie at one's door

lie at one's door verb: to be directly imputable to one; to be one's own fault.

Verb

lie at one's door (third-person singular simple present lies at one's door, present participle lying at one's door, simple past lay at one's door, past participle lain at one's door)

  1. To be directly imputable to one; to be one's own fault.

Forms of lie at one's door

third-person singular presentlies at one's door
present participlelying at one's door
pastlay at one's door
past participlelain at one's door

Questions about lie at one's door

What does lie at one's door mean?
Lie at one's door means to be directly imputable to one; to be one's own fault.
What part of speech is lie at one's door?
Lie at one's door is a verb.
What is the past tense of lie at one's door?
The past tense of lie at one's door is lay at one's door.

Words near lie at one's door in the dictionary

  1. Lie algebras
  2. Lie algebroid
  3. Lie algebroids
  4. lie along
  5. lie around
  6. lie at one's door
  7. lie at someone's door
  8. lie at someone's heart
  9. lie back
  10. lie back and think of England
  11. lie before

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