Phrase guide

lay something at the feet of

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պատասխանատվությունը դնել (patasxanatvutʻyunə dnel) — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Armenian: վրան գցել (vran gcʻel) — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Catalan: responsabilitzar — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Catalan: endossar — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Catalan: carregar el mort — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 將責任交給某人 /将责任交给某人 (jiāng zérèn jiāo gěi mǒurén) — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Finnish: kiittää — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • French: accuser de (quelqu'un) — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • German: in die Schuhe schieben — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Polish: przydzielać odpowiedzialność — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Polish: przydzielić odpowiedzialność — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Portuguese: responsabilizar — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Russian: возложи́ть отве́тственность (vozložítʹ otvétstvennostʹ) — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
  • Spanish: responsabilizar — to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)