Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay something at the feet of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: lay -some-thing at the feet of
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"How much of our current agricultural policy can we lay at the feet of the Iowa caucuses?"
"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."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

lays something at the feet of (present, singular) laying something at the feet of (participle, present) laid something at the feet of (participle, past) laid something at the feet of (past)

Synonyms

lay something at the door of

Questions

What does lay something at the feet of mean?: To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

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