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lay something at the feet of en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

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:

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Synonyms

lay something at the door of

Translations (14)

pt responsabilizar (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · pl przydzielić odpowiedzialność (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · hy վրան գցել (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · fr accuser de (quelqu'un) (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · de in die Schuhe schieben (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · fi kiittää (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · hy պատասխանատվությունը դնել (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · ca responsabilitzar (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · ru возложи́ть отве́тственность (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · ca carregar el mort (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · es responsabilizar (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · pl przydzielać odpowiedzialność (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · ca endossar (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) · cmn 將責任交給某人 /将责任交给某人 (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone))