lay something at the door of

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lay something at the door of

verb lays something at the door of · laying something at the door of · laid something at the door of

  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.

    Similar: lay something at the feet of

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@misc{lay_something_at_the_door_of_2026,
  title = {lay something at the door of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lay%20something%20at%20the%20door%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}