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lay something at the door of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of lay something at the feet of.
    • Britain's contribution to railway film history has been very great and can be almost entirely laid at the door of that very fine producer Sir Michael Balcon, who I suspect has a secret fondness for trains himself, so many railway pictures has he caused to be made. 1958 February 14, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
laid something at the door of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
laid something at the door of Tense=Past lexicographic
lays something at the door of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
laying something at the door of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

lay something at the feet of