lie with

Idioms  

1. Be decided by, dependent on, or up to. For example, The choice of restaurant lies with you. Starting about 1300 this phrase meant “to have sexual intercourse with,” a usage that is now obsolete. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

In its appeal, which is ongoing, Tesla says the fault lies with a reckless driver.

From BBC

It lies with others way above him - the ones who orchestrated the club's slapstick transfer window in the summer.

From BBC

This is a team of players who are simply not good enough without exception, and that lies with the board, so all in all, the chickens come home to roost.

From BBC

The key to a stock comeback lies with Amazon’s cloud business.

From MarketWatch

The key to a stock comeback lies with Amazon’s cloud business.

From MarketWatch